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SELF-CHECKING NUMBER [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • IT Security
DEF

A number with a suffix figure related to the figure(s) of the number, used to check the number after it has been transferred from one medium or device to another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Sécurité des TI

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Número que contiene un dígito de comprobación, cuyo valor depende de los valores del resto de los dígitos del número, y que permite verificar su valor después de haber sido transferido entre unidades periféricas o entre posiciones de memoria.

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