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Cyclic redundancy code (CRC) is
“ | [a]n error detection code used in digital networks to detect accidental changes in data during transmission or storage.[1] | ” |
“ | an error-detecting code commonly used in digital networks and storage devices to detect accidental changes to raw data. Blocks of data entering these systems get a short check value attached, based on the remainder of a polynomial division of their contents.[2] | ” |