Hashing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005115",
  "term": "Hashing",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A procedure that compresses input of any length into a shorter value of fixed length, for example turning the unprocessed descriptors of path fingerprints or circular fingerprints, or a structure identifier such as an InChI, into a compact bit vector or string. Because several inputs map to a single output, two different structures can occasionally collide on one hash, and the hashed form of an InChI is its InChIKey.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "InChIKey",
    "circular fingerprints",
    "path fingerprints"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2016, 88, 239. 'Glossary of terms used in computational drug design, part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 248 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2012-1204)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/hashing/"
}