array

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪ

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to array (third-person singular simple present arrays, present participle arraying, simple past and past participle arrayed)

1. To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire

   He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels.

2. To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal

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[edit] Noun

array (plural arrays)

1. Clothing and ornamentation.
2. A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
3. An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.

   Antonym disarray.

4. A large collection.

   We offer a dazzling array of choices.

5. (programming) A vector.
6. (programming) A multidimensional array.
7. (computing) An associative array.

[edit] Usage notes

• (programming) (the data structure) The synonym "vector" is more precise when the array is one-dimensional and the indices are either non-negative or positive integers.

[edit] See also

• (computing) ones based indexing
• (computing) zero based indexing

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