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Implementing a Dictionary in C Using Hashing Algorithms

A dictionary is a data structure that stores data in key-value pairs. While high-level languages like Python or Java have built-in dictionary classes, C requires manual implementation.

4.3 Dictionary Operations

Create a new dictionary

Dictionary* create_dict(int size) 
    Dictionary* dict = (Dictionary*)malloc(sizeof(Dictionary));
    dict->size = size;
    dict->count = 0;
    dict->buckets = (Entry**)calloc(size, sizeof(Entry*));
    return dict;
hashFunction:
*found = 0;
return 0;  // Return value ignored when found == 0