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title: "Discussion on \"Hashing\" | Hashnode"
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# [Hashing](https://system-design-at-a-glance.hashnode.dev/hashing?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Hashing, in system design, is a way to store data points in a database or distribute requests across servers. It is used to divide data or requests across multiple resources so that no single resource gets overloaded and the load is distributed effic...

Jan 29 · 3 min read · system-design-at-a-glance.hashnode.dev  
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