hashing

[ hash-ing ]
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noun
  1. Radio. interference of signals between two stations on the same or adjacent frequencies.

  2. Also hash .Computers. a technique for locating data in a file by applying a transformation, usually algorithmic, to a key.

Origin of hashing

1
First recorded in 1965–70; hash1 + -ing1

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