Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
clé de contrôle
English translation:
control key
French term
Canada
International Multicultural Diversified
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, British, UK) 
Works in: French to English
clé de contrôle
I am currently doing a certified translation of a French Criminal Record for Australia
Under the section "Vérifiable sur..." I have "clé de contrôle" with an alphanumeric code
Is this a "check key" or a "verification code"?
Thanks
Joanna
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Conor McAuley
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish, Irish, British)
Works in: French to English, English
control key
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Note added at 16 mins (2022-02-16 15:22:31 GMT)
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Here is a much more precise definition, from your part of the world too:
https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?l...
Fiche 65
Anglais
Subject field(s)
Life Cycle (Informatics)
Informatics
check key
correct, normalisé
DEF
***A character or group of characters derived from and appended to a data element, that can be used to detect errors in the data element.***
OBS
check key: term standardized by CSA.
Français
Domaine(s)
Cycle de vie (Informatique)
Informatique
***clé de contrôle***
correct, nom féminin, normalisé
indicatif de contrôle
correct, nom masculin, normalisé, uniformisé
DEF
***Caractère ou groupe de caractères dérivés de et associés à un élément de donnée servant à contrôler l'exactitude de cet élément de donnée.***
OBS
clé de contrôle; indicatif de contrôle : termes normalisés par la CSA.
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Note added at 20 mins (2022-02-16 15:26:43 GMT)
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See a previous answer, too:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/law-general/106...
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Note added at 22 mins (2022-02-16 15:28:34 GMT)
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My reference says "check key", but "check key" and "control key" are more or less the same.
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