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Array

Data Structure

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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An assemblage of items that are randomly accessible by integers, the index. 1
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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.
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