Hashkey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hashkey is a noun meaning (computing, rare) The key used to locate a value in a hash table or equivalent data structure.
Meaning
(computing, rare) The key used to locate a value in a hash table or equivalent data structure.
Example Sentences
...thus minimizing the number of I/Os needed to search through the chain for a single hashkey value.
...the qualifier would indicate the hashkey that returns the single required object rather than the whole set.
Rather than store all the data in some type of sorted order, the data is to be stored and accessed on the basis of a hashkey that is computed by a function.
Word Forms
- hashkeys
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hash, hashcode, hashtable, hashmap, hotkey, hashbit.
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