What is Hashing in Data Storage and Retrieval?
January 3rd, 2010
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Author: i found this word(Hashing) from a Computer Technology book…. this word wz in the lesson named "Data Storage and Retrieval".. Can some one tel me what does it mean?
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Tags: computer technology, data storage, one tel, storage and retrieval, technology book, wz
Hashing means to take an input (generally of any length) and produce an output of fixed length.
For example, MD5 is a hashing algorithm that takes any bit input and produces 128 bit output.