breadcrumb vs hash

breadcrumb

noun
  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

verb
  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

hash

noun
  • One guess made by a mining computer in the effort of finding the correct answer which releases the next unit of cryptocurrency; see also hashrate. 

  • The # symbol (octothorpe, pound). 

  • A hash run. 

  • A new mixture of old material; a second preparation or exhibition; a rehashing. 

  • A stupid fellow. 

  • A confused mess. 

  • The result generated by a hash function. 

  • Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. 

  • Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant. 

verb
  • To chop into small pieces, to make into a hash. 

  • To transform according to a hash function. 

  • To make a quick, rough version. 

  • To make a mess of (something); to ruin. 

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