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Meaning of "check digit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHECK DIGIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHECK DIGIT

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Check digit is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHECK DIGIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Check digit

A check digit is a form of redundancy check used for error detection on identification numbers which have been input manually. It is analogous to a binary parity bit used to check for errors in computer-generated data. It consists of a single digit computed by an algorithm from the other digits in the sequence input. With a check digit, one can detect simple errors in the input of a series of characters such as a single mistyped digit or some permutations of two successive digits.

Definition of check digit in the English dictionary

The definition of check digit in the dictionary is a digit derived from and appended to a string of data digits, used to detect corruption of the data string during transmission or transcription.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHECK DIGIT

check
check guarantee card
check in
check list
check mark
check off
check out
check the helm
check valve
check-in
check-out time
checkable
checkable deposit
checkbook
checkclerk
checked
checker
Checker cab
checkerberries
checkerberry

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHECK DIGIT

baggit
binary digit
digit
double-digit
elegit
giggit
git
legit
ringgit
tempus fugit
Tlingit
triple-digit

Synonyms and antonyms of check digit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «check digit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHECK DIGIT

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The translations of check digit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «check digit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

校验位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dígito de control
570 millions of speakers

English

check digit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अंकों की जांच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحقق أرقام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрольная цифра
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dígito de verificação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অংকের চেক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiffre de contrôle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semak digit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prüfziffer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チェックディジット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

숫자를 확인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mriksa digit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm tra chữ số
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலக்கத்தை சரிபார்க்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंक तपासा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çek karnesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

check digit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cyfra kontrolna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрольна цифра
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

verifica cifre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψηφίο ελέγχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

check syfer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontrollsiffra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontrollsiffer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of check digit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHECK DIGIT»

The term «check digit» is regularly used and occupies the 61.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHECK DIGIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about check digit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHECK DIGIT»

Discover the use of check digit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to check digit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Identification Numbers and Check Digit Schemes
(a) High-Tech, a computer software company, has decided to use the check digit scheme designed by J. Verhoeff. Each identification number at High-Tech is a seven-digit number a\a^a^a^a^a^a7 , where aia2a3a4a5a6 is the product number ...
Joseph Kirtland, 2001
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Contemporary Auditing
Check Digit Are check digits used to protect against the transposition or other transcription errors, e.g., errors arising out of an accidental reversal of digits? A check digit is a redundant digit(s) derived from and added to a data code (e.g., ...
Gupta, 2004
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A Mathematical View of Our World
A doctor's office uses a five-digit identification code for filing and retrieving patient records so that the fifth digit is the check digit. The code will use a mod 7 check- digit scheme; that is, the check digit is congruent to d1d2d3d4 mod 7. a.
Harold R. Parks, Gary Musser, Lynn Trimpe, 2007
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Accounting Information Systems
These problems are controlled by using a check digit edit. A check digit is a control digit (or digits) that is added to the data code when it is originally assigned . This allows the integrity of the code to be established during subsequent ...
James Hall, 2012
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Discovering Computers 2009: Complete
CHECK DIGIT A check digit is a number(s) or character(s) that is appended to or inserted in a primary key value. A check digit often confirms the accuracy of a primary key value. Bank account, credit card, and other identification numbers often ...
Gary Shelly, Misty Vermaat, 2008
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Elementary Number Theory with Applications
This second edition updates the well-regarded 2001 publication with new short sections on topics like Catalan numbers and their relationship to Pascal's triangle and Mersenne numbers, Pollard rho factorization method, Hoggatt-Hensell ...
Thomas Koshy, 2007
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A Transition to Advanced Mathematics : A Survey Course: A ...
We choose the check digit so that [ step (c) + check digit ]mod 10 ≡ 0; in this case , we have (106+c)mod10≡0 ⇒ c=4. Therefore, the Codabar check digit for the given identification number is 4, and the complete credit card number is ...
William Johnston Associate Dean of the College and Stodghill Professor of Mathematics Centre College, Alex McAllister Associate Professor of Mathematics Centre College, 2009
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Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications 7th edition:
What is the check digit for that book? 16. The ISBN-10 of the sixth edition of Elementary Number Theory and Its Applications is 0-321-500Q1-8, where Q is a digit. Find the value of Q. 17. Determine whether the check digit of the ISBN-10 for this ...
Kenneth Rosen, 2011
9
The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking
U.S. Postal Money Orders have a 10-digit serial number and a check digit. The check digit is the number between 0 and 6 that represents what the 10-digit serial number is equivalent to using a mod 7 clock. This check digit is the same as the ...
Edward B. Burger, Michael P. Starbird, 2005
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Computerworld
9 Check Digit 0 — 20.4% cut to 1 1.7%. 0 Check Digit 1 — 20.4% cut to 11.7%. 9 Check Digit 2 — 14.6% cut to 8.8%. 0 Check Digit 3 — 20.4% cut to 8.8%. I Check Digit 4 — 20.4% cut to 9.3%. I Check Digit 5 - 20.4% cut to 10.7%. 0 Check  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHECK DIGIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term check digit is used in the context of the following news items.
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SEDOL: Getting to Know This Important Number
The code consists of two parts, a six-place alphanumeric code, and a trailing check digit. Three reasons why SEDOL is important. According to ... «Motley Fool, May 15»
2
iOS Tips and Tricks For For iPhone 4S, 5S, 6 and 6 Plus
The IMEI number consists of 15 decimal digits: (14 digits and a check digit) and it gives you information about your device: origin, model and ... «Press and Update, May 15»
3
5 Tips For Avoiding The Most Frequent Tax Pitfalls
Check and double check digit order, placement and initial accuracy before relying upon a computer system to correctly calculate your tax ... «Nasdaq, Mar 15»
4
Supply Chain News: New World of Augmented Reality Likely …
With Voice, the picker generally has to speak a product code or at least bar code check digit to do the same confirmation. Either way takes ... «Supply Chain Digest, Feb 15»
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Uganda: International Standard Book Number Helps Authors …
... element, which identifies the particular edition and format of a specific title; Check digit, which is the last single digit which validates the ISBN. «Intellectual Property Watch, Jan 15»
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Finding book ISBN numbers in Pi
These days they all start 978, then there's another ten digits. The last one's a check digit made by multiplying the others up in a certain way. [via]. «Boing Boing, Jan 15»
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Bourses to maintain PAN database of all listed companies' promoters
The last character in a ten-digit PAN is an alphabetic check digit. Besides in dealings with the Tax Department, quoting PAN is mandatory in ... «Economic Times, Nov 14»
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U.S. Breeding Stock Needs USDA-Approved Eartags as of Jan. 1
The standardized PIN is a USDA-allocated, seven-character alphanumeric code, with the right-most character being a check digit. For example: ... «National Hog Farmer, Nov 14»
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US Breeding Pigs to Require Identifier Tag in January
The standardised PIN is a USDA-allocated, seven-character alphanumeric code, with the right-most character being a check digit. For example: ... «ThePigSite.com, Nov 14»
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What Does a VIN Do?
Next up in the ninth spot is something known as the check digit. Curiously this figure has nothing to do with the vehicle, it's simply there to ... «AutoGuide.com, Oct 14»

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