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hash collision

American

[hash-kuh-lizh-uhn] / ˈhæʃ kəˈlɪʒ ən /

noun

Computers. in a hash table, a case where a hashing algorithm yields the same hash value for two or more different pieces of data.

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hash collisions

plural

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