Section 5.8 Glossary
Glossary Glossary
- array.
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a data structure consisting of an ordered collection of data elements of identical type in which each element can be identified by an array index.
- collection.
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a grouping of a number of data items (possibly only zero or one) that have some shared significance or need to be operated upon together.
- hash table.
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a collection consisting of key-value pairs with an associated hash function that maps the key to the associated value.
- const (immutable).
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unable to be modified.
- non-const (mutable).
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the ability of an object to be modified.
- set.
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An unordered data structure consisting of unique, immutable data values.
- string.
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A sequential data structure consisting of zero or more characters.
- vector.
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sequence container storing data of a single type that is stored in a dynamically allocated array which can change in size.
- word.
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unit of data used by a particular processor design.
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