Doublecheck
Doublecheck, or double-check, is the act of verifying something again to ensure accuracy or safety. As a verb, it means to examine or confirm details to prevent mistakes. As a noun, a double-check can refer to the act itself or to a second review performed by the same person or by an additional party. The term is used across many domains, from everyday tasks to professional settings, and signals a cautious approach aimed at reducing error.
In healthcare, double-checking is a standard safety practice for high-risk steps such as medication administration and
In computer science, double-checked locking is a concurrency pattern used to reduce synchronization overhead during lazy
In chess, a double check is a situation where the king is checked by two enemy pieces
More generally, people speak of cross-checking or double-checking information against multiple sources to verify reliability, such