Re: Okay- I give up - what on earth is a "hash" ?

From: Jonathan Lewis <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:39:12 -0000
Message-ID: <1016721483.26795.0.nnrp-10.9e984b29@news.demon.co.uk>

A hash function or method is a function
that has a limited list of possible output values. When supplied with a large list of input values, a good hash function will distribute the input randomly, evenly, and reproducibly across its list of outputs.

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