Meanings
nounrainbow table (plural rainbow tables)
plural rainbow tables
- computingA table of surjective functions used to decrypt a text that was coded using a hash table.
Origin
Coined by cryptanalyst Philippe Oechslin in 2003.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sateenkaaritaulukko, sateenkaaritaulu
- sateenkaaritaulukkoTranslations
- sateenkaaritauluTranslations
German Rainbow Table, Regenbogentabelle
- Rainbow TableTranslations
- RegenbogentabelleTranslations
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APA
rainbow table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbow%20table
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“rainbow table.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbow%20table. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainbow table,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainbow%20table.
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