Robin Hood hashing
Meanings
noun
- A scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that is farthest from its home location.
Word forms
Etymology
An allusion to the folkloric Robin Hood's practice of stealing from the rich to give to the poor.
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