<code>cgi-script</code> handler designates files to be processed as
<glossary ref="cgi">CGIs</glossary>.<br />
See: <a href="handler.html">Apache's Handler Use</a>
- </dd>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt><a name="hash">Hash</a></dt>
+ <dd>A mathematical one-way, irreversable algorithm generating a string with
+ fixed-length from another string of any length. Different input strings
+ will usually produce different hashes (depending on the hash function).
+ </dd>
<dt><a name="header">Header</a></dt>
<dd>The part of the <glossary ref="http">HTTP</glossary> request and