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Robin Hood hashing

Robin Hood hashing noun: a scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that is farthest from its home location.

Noun

Robin Hood hashing (uncountable)

  1. A scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that is farthest from its home location.

Origin of Robin Hood hashing

An allusion to the folkloric Robin Hood's practice of stealing from the rich to give to the poor.

Questions about Robin Hood hashing

What does Robin Hood hashing mean?
Robin Hood hashing means a scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that is farthest from its home location.
What part of speech is Robin Hood hashing?
Robin Hood hashing is a noun.

Words near Robin Hood hashing in the dictionary

  1. Robin Goodfellow
  2. Robin Hill
  3. Robin Hood
  4. Robin Hood effect
  5. Robin Hood effects
  6. Robin Hood hashing
  7. Robin Hood index
  8. Robin Hood shot
  9. Robin Hood shots
  10. Robin Hood tax
  11. Robin Hood taxes

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