Introduction to Arrays
Terms List
Array
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A contiguous block of memory used to hold multiple instances of a
single data type.
Data Structure
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A structure that encapsulates data in a certain form. For example, a
struct globs different types of data together, while an array collects
many instances of the same type of data together into a list.
Data Type
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This refers to how a chunk of memory is interpreted. The data type controls
whether a certain sets of bits is interpreted as a character, or a short,
or an integer, and so on.
Element
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An element is one location in an array. An element is the same as a
cell of an array.
Cell
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A cell is one location in an array. A cell is the same as an element of an
array.
Index
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A number used to access an element in an array. An index is written in
square brackets after the array name: array[5].
Subscript
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Another name for an index.
