Examples of “checksum” in a Sentence

noun A number worked out from a set of data and used to check whether the data has been altered or corrupted.

• The download page lists a checksum so you can confirm the file arrived intact.
• If the checksum does not match, the file was probably corrupted during transfer.
• Software installers often list a checksum so users can verify the download wasn't corrupted.

verb To calculate a checksum for a piece of data.

• The program checksums each file before saving it to disk.
• You can checksum the archive to make sure nothing was lost in transit.