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Harvestfishnounbutterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentinaverified
HashnounA fixed length cryptographic output of variables, such as a message, being operated on by a formula or cryptographic algorithm.Data
Hash functionnounMWEA function that maps a bit string of arbitrary length to a fixed length bit string. Approved hash functions are specified in FIPS 180 and are designed to satisfy the following properties: 1. (One-way) It is computationally infeasible to find any input that maps to any new prespecified output, and 2. (Collision resistant) It is computationally infeasible to find any two distinct inputs that map to the same output.Control
hash valuenounMWEThe result of applying a cryptographic hash function to data (e.g., a message).Data
Hash-based Message Authentication CodenounMWEA message authentication code that uses a cryptographic key in conjunction with a hash function.ControlRegulated
HashingnounThe process of using a mathematical algorithm against data to produce a numeric value that is representative of that data.Process
Hasty PuddingnounMWEsweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or waterverified
Hat TricknounMWE(sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)verified
Hatcherynouna place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)verified
Hatchet JobnounMWEa false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionsverified
Hate MailnounMWEmail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred, usually in offensive languageverified
Hatha YoganounMWEyogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathingverified
Haulmnounstems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and beddingverified
Haustoriumnouna root-like attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the hostverified
Havelocknouna cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sunverified
Hawalanounan underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transactionverified
Hawk OwlnounMWEgrey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphereverified
Hawk's-Beardnounany of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stemverified
Hawkmothnounany of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feedverified
Hawkweednounany of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelionverified