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hash collision

hash collision noun: the situation where two or more inputs to a hash function produce identical output.

Noun

hash collision (plural hash collisions)

  1. The situation where two or more inputs to a hash function produce identical output.

Forms of hash collision

pluralhash collisions

Questions about hash collision

What does hash collision mean?
Hash collision means the situation where two or more inputs to a hash function produce identical output.
What part of speech is hash collision?
Hash collision is a noun.
What is the plural of hash collision?
The plural of hash collision is hash collisions.

Words near hash collision in the dictionary

  1. hash browns
  2. hash buster
  3. hash busters
  4. hash code
  5. hash codes
  6. hash collision
  7. hash collisions
  8. hash function
  9. hash functions
  10. hash house
  11. hash houses

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