English Explanatory Dictionary

hash function

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

hash function hash functions
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