recheck

recheck

See also: re-check

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Etymology

    From re- + check.

    Verb

    recheck (third-person singular simple present rechecks, present participle rechecking, simple past and past participle rechecked)

    1. (ambitransitive) To check again.
      Hypernym: check
      Hyponyms: double check, triple check
      Coordinate term: crosscheck
      • 2005, Daniel P. Bovet, Marco Cesati, Understanding the Linux Kernel:
        The second strategy consists of continuously rechecking for pending softirqs.
      • 2024, David Golinkin, “Did Rashi Dictate Responsa To His Daughter?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 200:
        I have now carefully rechecked most of the sources about Rashi supposedly dictating a responsum to his daughter, and I can state definitively that the tradition mentioned in your question is based on a scribal error.

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    Noun

    recheck (plural rechecks)

    1. The act of checking again; reverification.
      Hypernym: check
      Hyponyms: double check, triple check
      Coordinate term: crosscheck
      The article needed a complete recheck.

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