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  2. Cross-check (chess) - Wikipedia

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    Cross-check (chess) In chess, a cross-check (or counter-check) is a tactic in which a check is played in response to a check, especially when the original check is blocked by a piece that itself either delivers check or reveals a discovered check from another piece. Sometimes the term is extended to cover cases in which the king moves out of ...

  3. Background check - Wikipedia

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    A background check is a process used by an organisation or person to verify that an individual is who they claim to be, and check their past record to confirm education, employment history, and other activities, and for a criminal record. The frequency, purpose, and legitimacy of background checks vary among countries, industries, and individuals.

  4. Check (chess) - Wikipedia

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    Check (chess) Black 's king is in check by the white rook. In chess and similar games, check is a condition that occurs when a player's king is under threat of capture on the opponent's next turn. A king so threatened is said to be in check. A player must get out of check if possible by moving the king to an unattacked square, interposing a ...

  5. Cashier's check - Wikipedia

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    A cashier's check (or cashier's cheque, cashier's order, official check; in Canada, the term bank draft is used, [1] not to be confused with Banker's draft as used in the United States) is a check guaranteed by a bank, drawn on the bank's own funds and signed by a bank employee. [2] Cashier's checks are treated as guaranteed funds because the ...

  6. Insult - Wikipedia

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    Fleming's wife Ebba Stenbock on the right. An insult is an expression, statement, or behavior that is often deliberately disrespectful, offensive, scornful, or derogatory towards an individual or a group. Insults can be intentional or unintentional, and they often aim to belittle, offend, or humiliate the target.

  7. Cyclic redundancy check - Wikipedia

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

  8. Cheque - Wikipedia

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    A cheque (or check in North American English; see spelling differences) is a document that orders a bank, building society (or credit union) to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued. The person writing the cheque, known as the drawer, has a transaction banking account ...

  9. Blank cheque - Wikipedia

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    A blank cheque or blank check in the literal sense is a cheque that has no monetary value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative sense, it is used to describe a situation in which an agreement has been made that is open-ended or vague, and therefore subject to abuse, or in which a party is willing to consider any expense in the ...