hash function

English

Noun

hash function (plural hash functions)

1. (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.

Translations

type of algorithm

• Catalan: funció resum f
• Chinese:

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• Estonian: räsifunktsioon
• Finnish: tiivistefunktio (fi) (cryptography), hajautusfunktio (fi) (data distribution)
• French: fonction de hachage (fr) f
• Icelandic: tætifall n, hakkafall n
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• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: hàm băm