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associative array

American  
[uh-soh-shuh-tiv uh-rey, -shee-ey-tiv] / əˈsoʊ ʃə tɪv əˈreɪ, -ʃiˌeɪ tɪv /

noun

Computers.

  1. a data type consisting of a set of values, each linked to a key, with the pairs stored as a table structure.

Etymology

Origin of associative array

First recorded in 1970–75

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