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title: "What is hash-collision in Hashtable and how it is handled in Java?"  
description: "What is hash-collision in Hashtable and how it is handled in Java?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-05-14  
updated: 2020-09-23  
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# What is hash-collision in Hashtable and how it is handled in Java?

Two different keys with the same hash value is known as hash-collision. Two different entries will be kept in a single hash bucket to avoid the collision.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Two different keys with the same hash value is known as hash-collision. Two different entries will be kept in a single hash bucket to avoid the collision.


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