CRC blev opfundet af [[W. Wesley Peterson]], og publiceret i hans artikel fra [[1961]].<ref name="PetersonBrown1961"> {{cite journal | author = Peterson, W. W. and Brown, D. T. | date = januar 1961 | title = Cyclic Codes for Error Detection | journal = Proceedings of the IRE | doi = 10.1109/JRPROC.1961.287814  | volume = 49  | pages = 228}}</ref> 
Den [[The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.|IEEE]]-anbefalede 32-bit CRC, anvendt i [[ethernet]] og andre steder, kom frem ved en telekommunikationsconference i [[1975]].<ref name="BrayerHammond1975">{{cite conference|first=|last=|title=Evaluation of error detection polynomial performance on the AUTOVON channel|conference=National Telecommunications Conference, New Orleans, La|booktitle=Conference Record|volume=1|publisher=Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|location=New York|pages=8-21 to 8-25|dato=december 1975|forfatter2=Hammond, J. L., Jr.|forfatter1=Brayer, K.}}</ref>
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