hashing
nounUK /ˈhæʃ.ɪŋ/
US /ˈhæʃ.ɪŋ/
Hashing is when a computer turns information into a short code so it can be checked or stored safely.
The website uses hashing to keep people's passwords secret.
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2. The act of chopping food into small pieces.
She spent the morning hashing onions and carrots for the soup.
3. In computing, the process of mapping data to a fixed-size value using a hash function.
Hashing the file produced a short string that identifies its contents.
4. A confused discussion or argument, often called a hash.
After hours of hashing over the plan, they finally agreed.