Hash Function

A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values (hash values). As Wikipedia puts it:

A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values, though there are some hash functions that support variable length output.[^1] The values returned by a hash function are called hash values, hash codes, digests, or simply hashes. The values are usually used to index a fixed-size table called a hash table. Use of a hash function to index a hash table is called hashing or scatter storage addressing.

References

Web Links

• Hash Function (from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Note Links

• Hash Table

Textual References

[^1]: Aggarwal, Kirti; Verma, Harsh K. (March 19, 2015). Hash_RC6 — Variable length Hash algorithm using RC6. 2015 International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Applications (ICACEA). doi:10.1109/ICACEA.2015.7164747. Retrieved January 24, 2023.