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Hash tables provide a way of mapping any object (a key) to an associated object (a value).
section Hash Table Concepts, section Printing Other Objects
The intent is that this mapping be implemented by a hashing mechanism, such as that described in Section 6.4 "Hashing" of {The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3} (pp506-549). In spite of this intent, no conforming implementation is required to use any particular technique to implement the mapping.
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