Define probing?



Define probing?..

Answer / Biren Prajapati

Probing is the process of searching for an empty slot (hash bucket) in a hash table when a collision occurs. Various probing strategies such as linear probing, quadratic probing, and double hashing are used to find an empty slot.

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