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hashing

[ hash-ing ]

noun

  1. Radio. interference of signals between two stations on the same or adjacent frequencies.
  2. Also . Computers. a technique for locating data in a file by applying a transformation, usually algorithmic, to a key.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hashing1

First recorded in 1965–70; hash 1 + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

Hashing is an efficient way of representing a video, photograph or other document as a string of numbers, instead of sharing the file itself.

From Time

It is impossible to recreate a piece of content from its hash code, but identical content will always return the same hash code if run through the same hashing algorithm.

From Time

Typically there are no privacy features beyond anonymization of the data, so just the basic hashing.

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Lolly, the Great Pyrenees, was a lovable lug who finally got a chance after some hashing out with a hesitant adopter in the parking lot of a Starbucks.

The Latino Victory Project has a number of these activities planned for late October but is still hashing out the details.

I hesitate to respond to the re-hashing of your antiquated guilt trip on women to get married.

Will re-hashing these 2008 attacks squash Power's nomination?

Hashing all this out is hours of fun for the entire pundit family.

Here there is a troop of cooks, their garments girded like soldiers for the battle, hashing and steaming.

But you can see how my telling her would—oh well there isn't much percentage in hashing it over.

"Verehas we hare honly servants of the ke veen;" suggested No. 2, hashing his mistress's English.

It's very easy for you to say hash it; but I know what a joint loses in hashing: it's a day's dinner the less, if it's a bit.

Besides this, there was nothing new; merely a hashing up of the two great trials at Aix and Loudun.

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