> 確認というか念を押しとくが

I don't really get the meaning of this sentence. Does it mean _to remind_ ,
_to confirm something_ , or _to make sure of something_?

The whole sentence is:

> そう言えば 確認というか念を押しとくが

The context: two friends are talking and suddenly one says this line, changing
the topic of the conversation.
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What's the meaning of 「確認というか念を押しとくが」?
It is, to make sure of something or to confirm with no doubt

> 刑事は、最後にこう言った。もう一度、確認というか念を押しておきたいのですが、あなたは、事件のあった当日は、勤務先を、午後5時半ごろに、退社したのですね？
>
> The detective said. 'I want to make sure that you left your employer's
> office at 5:30pm that day. Is that correct?'
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"and by the way, to confirm or should I say make extra sure"
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そう言えば **確認というか** 念を押しとくが

"Now that [you] mention it/that, **To confirm or should I say** , stamp out
[my] concern.."

The form A というか B is very common. It means, roughly "A, or that is to say, B"

という is very important, it is a construction that "colloquially quotes" the
preceding text. Adding か adds a sense of questioning or variability. It's like
a verbal approximation. "A... or more like... B"

Example in English: Brandon: Are you shivering because you're cold? Lisa: Not
so much that I'm cold, I'm still shakey from that roller coaster ride! = I'm
cold というか still shivering from the roller coaster!

さむいと言うか, ジェットコ一スタ一 の影響で,まだブルブルしてる

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You can also see this as というより or と言うより

A と言うより B : A, rather B.

Example (in English): Cindy: You want to go to japan to learn clothing design?
Destiny: To learn clothing design と言うより, I want to satisfy my curiosity about
Japanese culture.

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At the end of this sentence is also the construction 念を押しとく

しとく is a contraction of しておく, which is a suffix used to say "in preparation
for something" or "in anticipation of something i'll/we'll prepare this~" in
this case it means something like "get rid of my concern (for sake of the
future)" or "to just get it off my mind"
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