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Software that verifies hashes

md5sum is a computer program that calculates and verifies 128-bit MD5 hashes, as described in RFC 1321. The MD5 hash functions as a compact digital fingerprint of a file. As with all such hashing algorithms, there is theoretically an unlimited number of files that will have any given MD5 hash. However, it is very unlikely that any two non-identical files in the real world will have the same MD5 hash, unless they have been specifically created to do so. Wikipedia →

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MetamorfosiOvid, William S. Anderson · 1474
Learned pigs & fireproof womenRicky Jay · 1986
Presentations in actionJerry Weissman · 2011
Stochastic approximation and its applicationsHanfu Chen · 2002
Families in Transition Parenting Gender Diverse Children, Adolescents, and Young AdultsAndrew R. Gottlieb · 2019
survival companion for medical students, graduates and interns · 2014

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