HASHTABLE

Hash table

In computing, a hash table is a data structure used to implement an associative array, a structure that can map keys to values. A hash table uses a hash function to compute an index into an array of buckets or slots, from which the correct value can be found.

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hash table

Noun

  1. An associative array implemented as a vector, the indexes into which are the result of applying a hash function to the key.


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