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What is the main purpose of a hash table?.
- A.To create a mapping between keys and values
- B.To sort values into alphabetical order
- C.To store only numerical values
- D.To remove all duplicate keys automatically
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- To create a mapping between keys and values
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A hash table is a data structure that creates a mapping between keys and values.
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