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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  hash function
       
           A hash coding function which assigns a data
          item distinguished by some "key" into one of a number of
          possible "hash buckets" in a hash table.  The hash function is
          usually combined with another more precise function.
       
          For example a program might take a string of letters and put
          it in one of twenty six lists depending on its first letter.
          Ideally, a hash function should distribute items evenly
          between the buckets to reduce the number of hash collisions.
          If, for example, the strings were names beginning with "Mr.",
          "Miss" or "Mrs." then taking the first letter would be a very
          poor hash function because all names would hash the same.
       
          (1997-08-03)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hash function
     n.
     (lb en 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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  hash function
     n.
     (lb en 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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  hash function
     n.
     (lb en 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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  hash function
     n.
     (lb en 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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hash function
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=fi) hajautusfunktio
     2 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=fi) tiivistefunktio

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]


  hash function /hˈaʃ fˈʌŋkʃən/ 
  hajautusfunktio, tiivistefunktio
  type of algorithm

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