sponge construction

noun

A repetitive construction of a hash function with a variable-length input and an arbitrary-length output based on a fixed-length permutation.

“Coordinate term: sponge function”

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Meanings

nounsponge construction (plural sponge constructions)

plural sponge constructions

  1. computingA repetitive construction of a hash function with a variable-length input and an arbitrary-length output based on a fixed-length permutation.

    Coordinate term: sponge function

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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