plural of check valve

simple past tense and past participle of cross-check

To verify (data or calculations) by using an alternative source or method. / (ice hockey) To commit the infraction of checking an opponent by using the shaft of one's stick with both hands.

simple past tense and past participle of check and balance

(idiomatic) Provide mutual oversight and limitation by independent organizations in order to prevent abuses of power.

(idiomatic) The mutual oversight provided by a system of independent organizations with control over each other.

(idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated (especially when used attributively)) An honest, reflective appraisal of one's true feelings concerning a matter of concern.

Alternative form of gut check

plural of check-swing

(computing) A test of an algorithm by a human, who runs through its operations in sequence to verify the result.