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hash

/ˈhæʃ/

noun

Meaning

  • Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.

  • A confused mess.

  • The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

  • The result generated by a hash function.

  • A new mixture of old material; a second preparation or exhibition; a rehashing.

  • A hash run.

  • A stupid fellow.

Synonyms

checksum,
hash mark,
hash sign,
hashtag,
number sign,
octothorn,
octothorpe,
pound,
pound sign,
sharp sign,
square

verb

Meaning

  • To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash.

  • To make a quick, rough version

    "We need to quickly hash up some plans."

  • To transform according to a hash function.