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Hashing

A technique used in computer science to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values, typically used for efficient data retrieval and storage.

Hash Function

A mathematical function that takes an input (or key) and returns a fixed-size string of characters, which is typically used to index data in a hash table.

Collision Resolution

The process of handling two different keys that hash to the same index in a hash table, ensuring that all keys can be stored and retrieved correctly.

Hash Table

A data structure that implements an associative array abstract data type, where keys are mapped to values using a hash function.

Open Addressing

A collision resolution technique in hash tables where if a collision occurs, the next available slot (in a linear or quadratic manner) is used to store the key-value pair.

Closed Addressing

A collision resolution technique in hash tables where if a collision occurs, the key-value pairs are stored in separate data structures (e.g., linked lists) at the same index.

Load Factor

The ratio of the number of elements stored in a hash table to the total number of slots, indicating how full the hash table is and affecting its performance.

Linear Probing

A collision resolution technique in open addressing where if a collision occurs, the next available slot is found by incrementing the index linearly until an empty slot is found.

Quadratic Probing

A collision resolution technique in open addressing where if a collision occurs, the next available slot is found by incrementing the index quadratically until an empty slot is found.

Double Hashing

A collision resolution technique in open addressing where if a collision occurs, the next available slot is found by using a second hash function to calculate the step size.

Chaining

A collision resolution technique in closed addressing where if a collision occurs, the key-value pairs are stored in separate data structures (e.g., linked lists) at the same index.

Perfect Hashing

A technique in which there are no collisions, achieved by using a hash function that guarantees unique hash values for each key.

Hashing in Cryptography

The use of hash functions in cryptography to ensure data integrity, password storage, digital signatures, and other security applications.

Hashing in Databases

The use of hash functions in databases for indexing, searching, and ensuring data integrity and consistency.

Hashing in Data Structures

The use of hash functions in data structures like hash tables, hash sets, and hash maps for efficient storage and retrieval of data.

Hashing in Networking

The use of hash functions in networking protocols for load balancing, routing, packet filtering, and other network-related tasks.

Hashing in Search Algorithms

The use of hash functions in search algorithms like hash-based search trees and hash-based indexing for fast searching and retrieval of data.

Hashing in Caching

The use of hash functions in caching systems to store frequently accessed data in memory for faster retrieval and improved performance.

Hashing in Distributed Systems

The use of hash functions in distributed systems for load balancing, data partitioning, consistent hashing, and other distributed computing tasks.

Hashing in Parallel Computing

The use of hash functions in parallel computing for data partitioning, load balancing, synchronization, and other parallel processing tasks.

Hashing in File Systems

The use of hash functions in file systems for file organization, indexing, deduplication, and ensuring data integrity and consistency.

Hashing in Compiler Design

The use of hash functions in compilers for symbol table management, identifier hashing, and other compiler-related tasks.

Hashing in Natural Language Processing

The use of hash functions in natural language processing for text indexing, document similarity, word frequency counting, and other NLP tasks.

Hashing in Machine Learning

The use of hash functions in machine learning for feature hashing, dimensionality reduction, data preprocessing, and other ML tasks.

Hashing in Image Processing

The use of hash functions in image processing for image indexing, content-based image retrieval, image similarity matching, and other image-related tasks.

Hashing in Information Retrieval

The use of hash functions in information retrieval systems for document indexing, query processing, relevance ranking, and other IR tasks.

Hashing in Graph Algorithms

The use of hash functions in graph algorithms for graph representation, graph traversal, cycle detection, shortest path finding, and other graph-related tasks.

Hashing in Blockchain

The use of hash functions in blockchain technology for data integrity, transaction verification, proof of work, and other blockchain-related tasks.

Hashing in Cloud Computing

The use of hash functions in cloud computing for data partitioning, load balancing, data deduplication, and other cloud-related tasks.

Hashing in Big Data

The use of hash functions in big data processing for data partitioning, distributed computing, data shuffling, and other big data-related tasks.

Hashing in Internet of Things

The use of hash functions in IoT systems for device identification, data integrity, secure communication, and other IoT-related tasks.

Hashing in Cybersecurity

The use of hash functions in cybersecurity for password hashing, digital signatures, message authentication codes, and other security-related tasks.

Hashing in Artificial Intelligence

The use of hash functions in AI systems for state representation, game playing, pattern recognition, and other AI-related tasks.

Hashing in Web Development

The use of hash functions in web development for URL hashing, password storage, session management, and other web-related tasks.

Hashing in Operating Systems

The use of hash functions in operating systems for process scheduling, file caching, memory management, and other OS-related tasks.

Hashing in Mobile Applications

The use of hash functions in mobile applications for data encryption, secure storage, user authentication, and other mobile-related tasks.

Hashing in Game Development

The use of hash functions in game development for game state management, collision detection, object identification, and other game-related tasks.

Hashing in Social Media

The use of hash functions in social media platforms for hashtag indexing, content recommendation, user profiling, and other social media-related tasks.

Hashing in E-commerce

The use of hash functions in e-commerce systems for product indexing, recommendation engines, user profiling, and other e-commerce-related tasks.

Hashing in Finance

The use of hash functions in financial systems for data encryption, secure transactions, fraud detection, and other finance-related tasks.

Hashing in Healthcare

The use of hash functions in healthcare systems for patient identification, medical record indexing, data privacy, and other healthcare-related tasks.

Hashing in Transportation

The use of hash functions in transportation systems for route optimization, vehicle tracking, traffic management, and other transportation-related tasks.

Hashing in Education

The use of hash functions in educational systems for student identification, course enrollment, data privacy, and other education-related tasks.