Definition of Cyclic redundancy check

1. Noun. An error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data.

Generic synonyms: Ecc, Error Correction Code

Definition of Cyclic redundancy check

1. Noun. (computing) : A type of hash function used to produce a checksum used to detect ''and correct'' transmission errors in data (''abbreviation'' '''CRC''') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclic Redundancy Check

cyclic esotropia
cyclic guanosine monophosphate
cyclic haematopoiesis
cyclic imp
cyclic inositol phosphate
cyclic neutropenia
cyclic nucleotide
cyclic nucleotide-regulated protein kinases
cyclic nucleotides
cyclic peptide
cyclic phosphate
cyclic phosphoric acid
cyclic phosphorylation
cyclic photophosphorylation
cyclic quadrilateral
cyclic redundancy check
cyclic redundancy checks
cyclic strabismus
cyclical
cyclical-unemployment
cyclical unemployment
cyclicalities
cyclicality
cyclically
cyclicals
cyclicities
cyclicity
cyclicly
cyclide
cyclides

Literary usage of Cyclic redundancy check

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Microcomputer Security by David J. Stang (1991)
"CRC cyclic redundancy check. A means of checking for errors in blocks of data by dividing ... CTAK Cipher Text Auto Key. cyclic redundancy check See £R£. ..."

2. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"O Two bytes for a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) to detect errors in the previous five bytes of this ID field. The CRC bytes are also known as ECC -- Error ..."

3. Computer Virus Survival Guide by David Stang (1991)
"There are some small differences between checksum algorithms and CRC (cyclic redundancy check) algorithms. The latter usually uses a table, and is usually a ..."

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