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 ANSI Common Lisp    18 Hash Tables    18.2 Dictionary of Hash Tables
 
| 18.2.1  hash-table | 
System Class | 
  
 - Class Precedence List:
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hash-table,
t
  - Description:
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Hash tables provide a way of mapping any object (a key)
to an associated object (a value).
  - See Also:
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Section 18.1 Hash Table Concepts,
Section 22.1.3.13 Printing Other Objects
  - Notes:
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The intent is that this mapping be implemented by a hashing mechanism,
such as that described in Section 6.4 "Hashing" of The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3
(pp506-549).  In spite of this intent, no conforming implementation 
is required to use any particular technique to implement the mapping.
  - Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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 None.
  
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