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Hashing

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Hashing is the problem of assigning a meaningful integer index to each object — a computed address that turns finding into arithmetic instead of searching.

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An account number computed from a name sends each customer file straight to its drawer.

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Two objects landing on one index is the problem inside the problem.

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