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Adler-32

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Adler-32

Summary

Adler-32 is a hash function[1]. Adler-32 draws 58 Wikipedia views per month (hash_function category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Adler-32 is the creator of Mark Adler[3].
  • Adler-32's instance of is recorded as hash function[4].
  • Adler-32's based on is recorded as Fletcher's checksum[5].
  • Adler-32's has use is recorded as hashing[6].
  • +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Adler-32[7].
  • Adler-32's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025y7r[8].
  • Adler-32's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Adler-32[9].
  • Adler-32's LC and MARC vocabularies ID is recorded as preservation/cryptographicHashFunctions/adler[10].
  • Adler-32's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 154892058[11].

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Designation and Status

Adler-32's instance of is recorded as hash function[4].

History and Context

+1995-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Adler-32[7].

Why It Matters

Adler-32 draws 58 Wikipedia views per month (hash_function category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] Adler-32 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] Adler-32 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Mark Adler

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Adler-32. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/adler-32
MLA “Adler-32.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/adler-32.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_adler-32_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Adler-32}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/adler-32}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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