What (who) is hash - definition
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Hashing; Hash mark; Hashes; Hash (disambiguation); Hashing (disambiguation); Hash mark (disambiguation); Hashmark
hash
v. (colloq.) (AE) (d; intr.) to hash over ('to discuss') (to hash over a question)
hash
hash1
¦ noun
1. a dish of diced cooked meat reheated with potatoes.
N. Amer. a finely chopped mixture of food.
2. a jumble; a mess.
¦ verb
1. make or chop into a hash.
2. (hash something out) come to agreement after lengthy and vigorous discussion.
Phrases
make a hash of informal make a mess of.
settle someone's hash informal deal with someone in a forceful and decisive manner.
Origin
C16: from Fr. hacher, from hache (see hatchet).
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hash2
¦ noun informal short for hashish.
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hash3
¦ noun Brit. the symbol #.
Origin
1980s: prob. from hatch3, alt. by folk etymology.
hash
1. <character> hash character.
2. <programming> hash coding.
3. The preferred term for a Perl associative array.
(1995-03-06)
Pronunciation examples for hash
1. but you hash it and store the hash-- which
Communications Security _ Phil Zimmermann _ Talks at Google
2. used the hash tag.
Public Parts _ Jeff Jarvis _ Talks at Google
3. or fresh hash browns.
Unfinished Business _ Anne Marie Slaughter _ Talks at Google
4. used in the cryptographic hashes.
Technology Policy War Stories _ Joseph Lorenzo Hall _ Talks at Google
5. a cryptographic hash of it.
The Stellar Consensus Protocol _ David Mazières _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of hash
1. We‘re trying to settle Ukraine‘s hash through gas pricing.
2. Which I shall undoubtedly make a hash of applying.
3. Breakfast was hash browns, bacon and scrambled eggs.
4. Known as ‘hash‘, it is a mixture of wholemeal biscuits, margarine and jam from ration packs.
5. Disgusting though it looks, the hash provides troops with energy for the day.