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[–] kamen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, but the question wasn't "what is a hash used for", but rather "what is a hash"

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then it's not all that ambiguous and could be answered with one sentence.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Technically, the question was even easier (yes/no), but I agree with the sentiment