"Bloom filter" meaning in All languages combined

See Bloom filter on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Bloom filters [plural]
Etymology: Conceived by Burton Howard Bloom in 1970. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bloom filter (plural Bloom filters)
  1. (computing theory) A space-efficient probabilistic data structure that is used to test whether an element is a member of a set. False positive matches are possible, but false negatives are not. Wikipedia link: Bloom filter Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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