subarray

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ array

Noun[edit]

subarray (plural subarrays)

  1. (programming) A contiguous subset of an array.

Usage notes[edit]

A subarray is to be contrasted with a subsequence. A subsequence only needs to have the same ordering as the original array, a weaker condition than contiguity.

If a string is viewed as an array of characters, then a substring is a subarray.