Question

Hash function is a function which usually takes an arbitrary size of data and?

Answer 1

A hash function is a function that usually takes an arbitrary size of data and then fits them into a table or other data structure that contains fixed-size elements.

• In other words, it generates a fixed-length code.

• It may give the same hash value for distinct messages.

• The values returned by a hash function are usually referred to as hash values, hash codes, digests, or simply hashes