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Check Digit

This is a single digit between 0-9 which is placed at the end of a string of computer data, but more usually a barcode.

It is used to perform a mathematical check to ensure the accuracy of the scanned or manually entered data.

Challenge see if you can find out one extra fact on this topic that we haven't already told you

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