olemus
andmetele lisatud element, mis võimaldab
algelist andmete tervikluse kontrolli,
näiteks kirjete arv failis
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an additional element attached to data that allows basic check of integrity, for example, the number of records in the file, or the sum of the numbers in a specified record field of a batch of records, determined repetitiously during computer processing so that any discrepancy from the control indicates an error

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