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minus-squarekamen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoYeah, it’s basically that, but it has different uses - two main things I can think of right away are 1) verifying data when downloading large files and 2) cryptography (e.g. when storing credentials). Oh, and hash tables too.
minus-squareLaser@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoWell, but the question wasn’t “what is a hash used for”, but rather “what is a hash”
Yeah, it’s basically that, but it has different uses - two main things I can think of right away are 1) verifying data when downloading large files and 2) cryptography (e.g. when storing credentials). Oh, and hash tables too.
Well, but the question wasn’t “what is a hash used for”, but rather “what is a hash”