File signature
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file-signature-235-1215871
title:
File signature
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In computing, a file signature is data used to identify or verify the contents of a file. In particular, it may refer to: File magic number: bytes within a file used to identify the format of the file; generally a short sequence of bytes placed at the beginning of the file; see list of file signatures
File checksum or more generally the result of a hash function over the file contents: data used to verify the integrity of the file contents, generally against transmission errors or malicious atta
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Data used to identify or verify the content of a file
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_signature
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date modified:
2020-07-24T07:41:19Z
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