hash function

English

Noun

hash function (plural hash functions)

(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

Translations

type of algorithm

Catalan: funció resum f
Estonian: räsifunktsioon

Finnish: hajautusfunktio (fi)
Icelandic: tætifall n, hakkafall n

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