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rehash

noun

  1. fork of Slashcode
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verb

  1. to discuss again
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːˌhæʃ/ / /ɹiːˈhæʃ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English hash English rehash From re- + hash.

  1. Something reworked, or made up from old materials.

    He wrote a bad rehash of an earlier essay.

  2. A recomputation of the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English hash English rehash From re- + hash.

  1. To hash (chop food into small pieces) again.

    I never did care for Sunday joint that was served up cold on Monday, hashed on Tuesday, rissoled on Wednesday, and re-hashed on Thursday[.]

  2. To repeat with minor variation.

    Today's parliamentary session only rehashed last week's arguments.

    The CEO of the company only rehashed a speech for the news conference.

  3. To analyze a prior contentious or embarrassing event.

    Let's not rehash what we did last night.

  4. To recompute the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items.