A hash table is a data structure where elements are accessed by a keyword rather than an index number, unlike in lists and arrays. In this data structure, the data items are stored in key/value pairs similar to dictionaries. A hash table uses a hashing function in order to find an index position where an element should be stored and retrieved. This gives us fast lookups since we are using an index number that corresponds to the hash value of the key.
Each position in the hash table data structure is often called a slot or bucket and can store an element. So, each data item in the form of (key, value) pairs would be stored in the hash table at a position that is decided by the hash value of the data. For example, the hashing function maps the input string names to a hash value; the hello world string is mapped to a hash value of 92, which finds a slot position in...
