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hashing

hashing noun: the computation of a hash value. Also the present participle and gerund of hash.

Noun

hashing (usually uncountable, plural hashings)

  1. (usually) The computation of a hash value.
  2. (usually) A social, non-competitive sport in which participants of a hash run use clues to follow a hash trail.

Also used as

hashing is also the present participle and gerund of hash.

Forms of hashing

pluralhashings

Words formed from hashing

Phrases with hashing

Questions about hashing

What does hashing mean?
Hashing means the computation of a hash value.
What part of speech is hashing?
Hashing is a noun.
What is the plural of hashing?
The plural of hashing is hashings.

Words near hashing in the dictionary

  1. Hashimoto's thyroiditis
  2. Hashimoto-Pritzker disease
  3. Hashimoto-Pritzker syndrome
  4. Hashimotos
  5. Hashims
  6. hashing
  7. hashing out
  8. hashing over
  9. hashing up
  10. hashings
  11. hashioki

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