In [[computer science]], the invented term '''linked list''' refers to a linear [[data structure]] that is composed of similar elements, all of which are typically related in some way; hence the term ''linked'' list. Traditional linked lists, in which the elements are all linked in some way, should be distinguished from [[Lisp]]'s non-linked "lists", which can contain heterogeneous data.
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A '''linked list''' is a linear [[data structure]] that is composed of similar elements, all of which are typically related in some way; hence the term ''linked'' list. Traditional linked lists, in which the elements are all linked in some way, should be distinguished from [[Lisp]]'s non-linked "lists", which can contain heterogeneous data.
In [[The Greatest Commandment|imperative]] [[programming language]]s, it is common to keep data in [[record]]s, thus:
In [[The Greatest Commandment|imperative]] [[programming language]]s, it is common to keep data in [[record]]s, thus: