Isn't MD5 a Message Digest?
Yes, hence the initials MD.
Quoting the GNU Emacs manual as an authority on cryptographic terms isn't particularly useful.
Is there any reason why we can not use word "checksum" with SHA1?
For the same reason you don't call it a CRC -- because that's not what it is. Compare
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/one-way+hash+function
and
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/checksum
/r$ -- Rich Salz, Chief Security Architect DataPower Technology http://www.datapower.com XS40 XML Security Gateway http://www.datapower.com/products/xs40.html XML Security Overview http://www.datapower.com/xmldev/xmlsecurity.html
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