A collection of elements stored in contiguous memory and accessed by an integer index, giving constant-time reads and writes at a known position at the cost of a fixed or expensive-to-resize length.
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Core PrincipleAn assemblage of items that are randomly accessible by integers, the index. 1 Connections
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1. array, Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures, NIST
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An assemblage of items that are randomly accessible by integers, the index.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: Array
Free On-line Dictionary of ComputingIn Group: Linear and Sequence Structures, Dictionary entryQuote, In Group: Linear and Sequence Structures, Dictionary entry
A collection of identically typed data items distinguished by their indices
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