"rainbow table" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: UK-rainbow_table.ogg [UK] Forms: rainbow tables [plural]
Etymology: Coined by cryptanalyst Philippe Oechslin in 2003 Etymology templates: {{coined|en|Philippe Oechslin|in=2003|occ=cryptanalyst|w=Rainbow table#Etymology}} Coined by cryptanalyst Philippe Oechslin in 2003 Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainbow table (plural rainbow tables)
  1. (mathematics, cryptography) A table of surjective functions used to decrypt a text that was coded using a hash table. Categories (topical): Cryptography, Mathematics Hypernyms: table Translations (Translations): sateenkaaritaulukko (Finnish), sateenkaaritaulu (Finnish), Rainbow Table [feminine] (German), Regenbogentabelle [feminine, rare] (German)

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