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Cyclical Redundancy Check

nounid 2197·updated May 9, 2026
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Error checking mechanism that verifies data integrity by computing a polynomial algorithm based checksum.

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Entity Type

Control85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
CRC
plural
Cyclical Redundancy Checks
possessive
Cyclical Redundancy Check's
pluralpossessive
Cyclical Redundancy Checks'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
A method to ensure data has not been altered after being sent through a communication channel.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Error checking mechanism that verifies data integrity by computing a polynomial algorithm based checksum.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Error checking mechanism that verifies data integrity by computing a polynomial algorithm based checksum.
NIST SP 800-721 senseview framework →
§1
A method to ensure data has not been altered after being sent through a communication channel.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Error checking mechanism that verifies data integrity by computing a polynomial algorithm based checksum.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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