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cuckoo hashing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A scheme for resolving hash collisions, using two hash functions instead of one, and allowing a newly inserted key to "kick out" any existing key at the same index.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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Etymology

Referring to the behaviour of some cuckoo chicks, which push other eggs or young out of the nest.