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New page: In computer science, an '''array''' is a data structure which consists of a collection of homogenous data accessed via an '''index'''. The index is usually a scalar value, such as an ...
In [[computer]] science, an '''array''' is a data structure which consists of a collection of homogenous data accessed via an '''index'''. The index is usually a scalar value, such as an [[integer]]. The index specifies one of the '''elements''', or values, within the array. For instance, in the [[C++ programming language]], the nth element of an array named '''array''' would be accessed via the following source code:
array[ n ]
Arrays may be single-dimensional, or mutli-dimensional (aka poly-dimensional). A 2-dimensional array with data consisting of numbers can be thought of as a form of mathematical '''Matrix'''. Although implementations vary, a multi-dimensional array can be conceptualized as an array of other arrays. For instance, a 3-dimensional array could be accessed as
array[ x ][ y ][ z ]
or (in a short-hand version) as
array[ x, y, z ]
----
'''Array''' may also refer to a collection of hardware components, such as a '''Disk array''', or as a synonym to [[vector]].
==References==
*[http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111571/manual.php?tid=22]
*[http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/NET/nets6p1.html]
[[Category:Computers]]
array[ n ]
Arrays may be single-dimensional, or mutli-dimensional (aka poly-dimensional). A 2-dimensional array with data consisting of numbers can be thought of as a form of mathematical '''Matrix'''. Although implementations vary, a multi-dimensional array can be conceptualized as an array of other arrays. For instance, a 3-dimensional array could be accessed as
array[ x ][ y ][ z ]
or (in a short-hand version) as
array[ x, y, z ]
----
'''Array''' may also refer to a collection of hardware components, such as a '''Disk array''', or as a synonym to [[vector]].
==References==
*[http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111571/manual.php?tid=22]
*[http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/NET/nets6p1.html]
[[Category:Computers]]