associative array
[ uh-soh-shuh-tivuh-rey, -shee-ey-tiv ]
nounComputers.
a data type consisting of a set of values, each linked to a key, with the pairs stored as a table structure.
Origin of associative array
1First recorded in 1970–75
- Also called hash table .
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