"hash function" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hash functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hash function (plural hash functions)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (type of algorithm): funció resum [feminine] (Catalan), räsifunktsioon (Estonian), tiivistefunktio [cryptography, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Finnish), hajautusfunktio (english: data distribution) (Finnish), fonction de hachage [feminine] (French), tætifall [neuter] (Icelandic), hakkafall [neuter] (Icelandic), hàm băm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hash_function-en-noun-V5jUuTb3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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