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Definition 2024
hash_function
hash function
English
Noun
hash function (plural hash functions)
- (computing) an algorithm that generates a numeric, or fixed-size character output from a variable-sized piece of text or other data; used in database table queries, cryptography and in error-checking
Translations
algorithm that generates a numeric, or fixed-size character output from a variable-sized piece of text or other data
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