crc

/ɛrˈsiː/; /krɛs/

Definitions

1. noun

A cyclic redundancy check, a type of error-detecting code.

“The programmer used CRC to verify the integrity of the data.”

2. abbr

Cyclic redundancy check, a common abbreviation for the term.

“The error message indicated a CRC failure.”

3. verb

To perform a cyclic redundancy check on data.

“The software will CRC the data before transmission.”

Synonyms

  • checksum
  • error-detecting code