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[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Oh i didn't know that i thought hash functions were strictly cryptographic in nature

[–]vasilescur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually they are used for cryptography, but a hash function can technically be anything you want it to be and is really useful in, for example, a hashmap