Hashing is used in security to transform data into a fixed-size string, often for purposes such as securely storing passwords, as it provides a way to verify data integrity without revealing the original data. It is computationally infeasible to reverse the process and retrieve the original data from the hash value, which makes it useful for ensuring that data has not been tampered with.
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