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associative array
[ uh-soh-shuh-tiv uh-rey, -shee-ey-tiv ]
noun
, Computers.
- a data type consisting of a set of values, each linked to a key, with the pairs stored as a table structure.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of associative array1
First recorded in 1970–75
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