hash

Definitions

General English

  • noun a dish prepared from chopped meat and vegetables

General Science

  • noun the symbol ( # ) on a computer keyboard or telephone keypad.

Computing

  • verb to produce a unique number derived from the entry itself, for each entry in a database

Electronics

  • electrical noise such as that caused by arcing, the contacts of a vibrator, or the brushes of a motor or generator.
  • A form of radar clutter produced by background electrical noise. It may be manifested on a display screen, for instance, as a pattern resembling grass. Also, any similar interference appearing on a CRT screen. Also called grass.
  • electrical noise in a radio receiver, such as hissing.
  • To calculate a hash total, or to produce a hash value.
  • Meaningless, unwanted, incorrect, corrupted, or otherwise useless data. Such data can be entered by a user, or may be produced by a computer. Also called garbage (1).

Food

  • pieces of leftover meat served in a well-seasoned gravy or brown sauce with mashed potatoes and cooked vegetables

Information & Library Science

  • noun a symbol (#) used to indicate the word ‘number’ in addresses
  • noun a symbol used on telephones for a variety of functions

Publishing

  • noun a printed sign (#) which indicates one of a series of numbers
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