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What are checks?

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Do you mean "checks" as in bank checks/cheques, checks as a form of verification, checks and balances (political), or something else? Here are short definitions of the common meanings:

- Bank check (cheque): a written order directing a bank to pay a specific sum from the drawer’s account to a payee. Parts include date, payee, amount (numbers and words), drawer’s signature; types include personal, cashier’s, certified, and traveler's checks.
- Verification/check: an examination or test to confirm correctness, condition, identity, or compliance (e.g., spell check, security checks, code checks).
- Checks and balances: mechanisms in government or organizations that limit power by giving different branches or actors ways to restrain each other.
- Chess check: a move that attacks the opponent’s king, requiring an immediate response.
- Check mark: the symbol (✓) used to indicate completion or correctness.

Tell me which meaning you want more detail about and I’ll expand.