hashing

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noun

The computation of a hash value.

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Meanings

nounhashing (usually uncountable, plural hashings)

plural hashings

  1. uncountableusuallycomputingThe computation of a hash value.
  2. uncountableusuallyA social, non-competitive sport in which participants of a hash run use clues to follow a hash trail.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hash
Cite this entry
APA

hashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hashing

MLA

“hashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hashing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hashing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hashing.

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