5.9. Glossary
- array
- 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
- 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
- a collection consisting of key-value pairs with an associated hash function that maps the key to the associated value.
- immutable
- unable to be modified.
- mutability
- the ability of an object to be modified.
- set
- An unordered data structure consisting of unique, immutable data values.
- string
- A sequential data structure consisting of zero or more characters.
- vector
- sequence container storing data of a single type that is stored in a dynamically allocated array which can change in size.
- word
- unit of data used by a particular processor design.
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