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rehash

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To recompute the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items.

Pronunciation

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reehash

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹiˈhæʃ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. transitivecomputing

    To recompute the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items.

  2. transitive

    To hash (chop food into small pieces) again.

  3. transitive

    To repeat with minor variation.

  4. transitive

    To analyze a prior contentious or embarrassing event.

noun

  1. computing

    A recomputation of the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items.

  2. Something reworked, or made up from old materials.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Rare

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To recompute the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items.

Used this way, rehash is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technology
  • Technical/specialist writing
  • Business/professional

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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More ways to use rehash

  • “Merely a dull rehash of his first novel.”noun

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mere rehashrehash functionsimply rehashrehash commandmerely rehash

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