Data structure
data structure
Noun
1. (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)
(hypernym) arrangement, organization, organisation, system
(hyponym) hierarchical structure, hierarchical data structure
(classification) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
data structure
<
data,
programming> Any method of organising a collection of
data to allow it to be manipulated effectively. It may include
meta data to describe the properties of the structure.
Examples data structures are:
array,
dictionary,
graph,
hash,
heap,
linked list,
matrix,
object,
queue,
ring,
stack,
tree,
vector.
(2003-09-11)
(c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe
data structure
data structure