# Robin Hood hashing

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A scheme for resolving hash collisions that favors the displacement of the element that is farthest from its home location.

## Etymology
An allusion to the folkloric Robin Hood's practice of stealing from the rich to give to the poor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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