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data structure

A way of arranging information inside a program.

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Arrangement 76% connected

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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System 76% connected

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…

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Belief noun · 86% connection

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "i…

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Calendar noun · 86% connection

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Contrivance noun · 86% connection

an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contri…

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Culture noun · 86% connection

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…

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Custom noun · 86% connection

a specific practice of long standing

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Design noun · 86% connection

an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan…

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Distribution noun · 86% connection

(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

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Feeling noun · 86% connection

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "i…

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Habit noun · 86% connection

an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

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Hierarchical data structure noun · 86% connection

a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure

Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Sociology, Social structure, Algorithms data structures.
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Hierarchical structure noun · 86% connection

a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure

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Impression noun · 86% connection

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "i…

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Institution noun · 86% connection

a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…

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Lattice noun · 86% connection

an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Notion noun · 86% connection

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "i…

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Architectonic noun · 78% connection

The act of arranging knowledge into a system.

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Bit noun · 78% connection

a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: arranging, information, inside, program.
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Blinding noun · 78% connection

Keeping certain study information hidden to reduce biased behaviour or judgement.

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Bow verb · 78% connection

Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or…

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Card noun · 78% connection

An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animal…

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Categorisation noun · 78% connection

the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

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Categorization noun · 78% connection

the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

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Chart noun · 78% connection

A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; a…

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Chiaro-oscuro noun · 78% connection

The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf. Clair-obscur.

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Client program noun · 78% connection

any software program that runs on a user's local computer and accesses data stored on a remote computer.; "Your Web browser is a clien…

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Compiler noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

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Compiling program noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

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