Crc

/ˌsiːɑrˈsi/ noun

Definition

cyclic redundancy check, a method for detecting errors in digital data

Etymology

acronym formed from 'cyclic redundancy check', developed in computing in 1960s

Kelly Says

This acronym represents the digital world's spell-checker - it catches errors in data transmission by doing mathematical magic with checksums!

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