Public Seed

nounid 3734·updated May 9, 2026

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A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”

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Entity Type

Data85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Public90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Public Seeds
possessive: Public Seed's
pluralpossessive: Public Seeds'

Framework definitions

2 senses across 2 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”

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