'What is an example of an "order preserving hash function"

I am now learning about hash ordering of file records, there is an issue with "ordered" accessing of the hash key which is being ineffective and thus we are enforced to sort the records. However, an alternative approach is to use an "order preserving hash function".

Can someone explain to me how this type of hash function works and what are some examples? Thank you.



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