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hash value

American

[hash val-yoo] / ˈhæʃ ˌvæl ju /

noun

Computers.

(in an algorithmic process) a single integer representing data or information either transmitted or stored, the simplification of which facilitates comparison to integers representative of other information or data sets, also simplified in this way.

Etymology

Origin of hash value

First recorded in 1965–70

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Minutes later, she sent him the hash value, “80c11049faebf441d524fb3c4cd5351c,” but indicated that she was unsure what it was precisely for.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2019

Manning gave Assange a hash value for the password in question, and Assange later reported back that he had had “no luck so far” trying to figure out the password from the hash value.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2019

Amid some casual banter, Manning mentioned a hash value, an alphanumeric representation that can be used to derive a password, and asked Assange if he could break one.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2019

The public key is now a single hash value, but the signatures need to include more information to make it possible to check them.

From Nature ● Sep. 12, 2017

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