Robin Hood hashing

noun

Etymology

An allusion to the folkloric Robin Hood's practice of stealing from the rich to give to the poor.

Definitions

  1. A scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that…

    A scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that is farthest from its home location.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Robin Hood hashing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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