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what's a "hash" key?

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qotyebw

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Aug 24, 2000
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My text consistenty uses this term without a definition. What's a "hash" key?
 
"Hashing" is a way for a program to search for things very fast. A hash key is a table that a program uses to do the search. Your best bet is to look at The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 3: Sorting and Searching, by D.E. Knuth.
James P. Cottingham
 
Tanks,
Back to the basics...again.
s-)
 
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