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hash function

hash function noun: 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.

Noun

hash function (plural hash functions)

  1. 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.

hash function meaning in Vietnamese

hash function in Vietnamese

type of algorithm
hàm băm

Forms of hash function

pluralhash functions

Questions about hash function

What does hash function mean?
Hash function means 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.
What is hash function in Vietnamese?
Hash function in Vietnamese is hàm băm. See Hash function meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is hash function?
Hash function is a noun.
What is the plural of hash function?
The plural of hash function is hash functions.

Words near hash function in the dictionary

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

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