hash collision

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhash collision (plural hash collisions)

plural hash collisions

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

hash collision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hash%20collision

MLA

“hash collision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hash%20collision. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hash collision,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hash%20collision.

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