minheap

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of minimum +‎ heap.

Noun[edit]

minheap (plural minheaps)

  1. (computing theory) A heap data structure with a "greater than or equal to" comparison function.
    Minheaps are often used to implement priority queues.

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