A hash table is merely an implementation detail and not the only possible approach.

The main advantage of hash tables over other table data structures is speed.

However, the hash table does not actually maintain a strong reference on these objects.

Another simple strategy is based on some of the same concepts as the hash table.

Specified the size of the hash table for fast file open operations.

A common implementation technique is to use a hash table.

The best in this case is a hash table.

The inverted index can be considered a form of a hash table.

The idea behind a hash table is to figure out which box to put data by using only its name.

This provides two possible locations in the hash table for each key.