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error detection code

Definition(s):

  A code computed from data and comprised of redundant bits of information that have been designed to detect unintentional changes in the data.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-152 under Error-detection code

  A code computed from data and comprised of redundant bits of information designed to detect, but not correct, unintentional changes in the data.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 [Superseded] from FIPS 140-2