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hash

hash

35 4.9
A code made from data to check if a file changed
  • noun
  • /hæʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hash
  • Does the hash value of this file match the hash value of some known piece of contraband?
  • hash algorithm
  • secure hash

So that is how NVIDIA was marking an LHR or a light hash rate card.

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Examples

  • So a hash pointer is simply a hash of some data.

  • The hash value generated from the original file ensures its integrity during transfer and storage.

  • Well, well, we need to choose what these actual hash values are, right?

  • Then we can find the transaction hash.

    Fast X (2023)

  • Finally, law enforcement officers can use hash searches to look for evidence of crime.

    Academic text (2018)

  • For the purposes of forensic analysis, hash algorithms are usually selected to have two important properties.

    Academic text (2017)

  • And the technology behind hash searches is relatively easy to understand, even for laypeople.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Using one of these well-distributed hash functions, my search program performs much more efficiently.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Consider, for example, the hash searches email providers use to screen attachments for child pornography.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Second, several courts have encountered hash searches used by email providers to filter messages for child pornography.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

digest
vshash
  • Specialized
2 8.2

A short code made from data to check if it changed

is a more general unique code used for identification and verification in computing

Idioms

to settle someone's hash
  • Slang
9.3

To punish or defeat someone to stop their harmful actions

Compounds

corned beef hash
2 2.9

A fried mix of chopped corned beef, potatoes, and onions

hash house
  • Archaic
1 7.2

A cheap casual restaurant that serves simple, large meals

hash slinger
  • Slang
9.4

A cook or server in a small diner

hash head
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who often smokes hash, a kind of illegal drug

hash mark
  • Jargon
6.8

A short stripe on a uniform that shows years of service

hash mark
  • Texting
2.8

The sign '#' used before words to make hashtags and on phone keypads

How Reliable

blockchain
  • Texting
3 5.9
hash
  • Specialized
35 4.9
cyclic redundancy check
  • Specialized
1 6.8
checksum
  • Specialized
1 7.4
parity bit
  • Specialized
6.2

Surface Forms

hash singular
hashes plural

Etymology

The computing word hash comes from the idea of chopping and mixing data into a short code, like making a food hash by chopping and mixing ingredients, so a hash is a small value that stands for larger data.