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.

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Meanings

nounhash function (plural hash functions)

plural hash functions

  1. computingAn 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

Catalan funció resum
  • funció resumtype of algorithm
Chinese Mandarin 雜湊函數 /杂凑函数
  • 雜湊函數 /杂凑函数type of algorithm
Estonian räsifunktsioon
  • räsifunktsioontype of algorithm
Finnish tiivistefunktio, hajautusfunktio
  • tiivistefunktiotype of algorithm
  • hajautusfunktiotype of algorithm
French fonction de hachage
  • fonction de hachagetype of algorithm
Icelandic tætifall, hakkafall
  • tætifalltype of algorithm
  • hakkafalltype of algorithm
Vietnamese hàm băm
  • hàm bămtype of algorithm
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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