array

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Vulgar Latin *arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈɹeɪ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈɹæɪ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈæɾej/, /əˈɾej/ Rhymes: -eɪ === Noun === array (countable and uncountable, plural arrays) Clothing and ornamentation; raiment. A collection laid out to be viewed in full. An orderly series, arrangement or sequence. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle. A large collection. (mathematics) A matrix. (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices. (law) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court. (military) A militia. A group of hedgehogs. A microarray. ==== Usage notes ==== (any of various data structures): The exact usage of the term array, and of related terms, generally depends on the programming language. For example, many languages distinguish a fairly low-level "array" construct from a higher-level "list" or "vector" construct. Some languages distinguish between an "array" and a variety of "associative array"; others have only the latter concept, calling it an "array". ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “orderly series”): disarray ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (any of various data structures): ones-based indexing, zero-based indexing ==== References ==== === Verb === array (third-person singular simple present arrays, present participle arraying, simple past and past participle arrayed) To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire. Synonyms: don, dress, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe, Thesaurus:decorate To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal. (law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English array. === Noun === array m (plural arrays) (programming) array (any of various data structures) Synonym: vetor