May 15, 2003

hash collision

n.

[from the techspeak] (var.: hash clash) When used of people, signifies a confusion in associative memory or imagination, especially a persistent one (see thinko). True story: One of us [ESR] was once on the phone with a friend about to move out to Berkeley. When asked what he expected Berkeley to be like, the friend replied: Well, I have this mental picture of naked women throwing Molotov cocktails, but I think that's just a collision in my hash tables. Compare hash bucket.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:43 AM

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