| definition | Transformation of a string of characters into a usually shorter fixed-length value or key that represents the original string. Hashing is used to index and retrieve items in a database because it is faster to find the item using the shorter hashed key than to find it using the original value. | ||||||
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| editorial note | Expert review decision, 2021-22: No review this cycle | ||||||
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