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Robin Hood hashing
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Etymology
An allusion to the folkloric Robin Hood's practice of stealing from the rich to give to the poor.
Noun
- Robin Hood hashing
en algorithm A scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that is farthest from its home location.
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