array

Systematic grouping displayed

An array is an orderly arrangement or impressive display: an array of options, a dazzling array of colors.

The word suggests both quantity and organization.

In computing, an array is a data structure holding multiple values accessible by index.

To array is to arrange or dress impressively: troops arrayed for battle, arrayed in silk.

arrangement

grid

Framework of intersecting lines

  • matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
  • rowsSide-by-side sequences
  • columnsUpright structural shafts

lineup · formation · layout · configuration · tabular · rectangular · spreadsheet · tableau · order · rank

splendor

display

Presentation for viewing

regalia · grandeur · magnificence · assortment · panoply · variety · spread · collection · exhibition · showcase

sequence

series

Ordered set of related items

sequence · string · lineup · run · stream · continuum · order · procession · parade · queue

military

battalion

Mid-sized military unit

deployment · ranks · phalanx · legion · flank · brigade · division · muster · forces · cavalry

mathematics

matrix

Ordered numerical arrangement

eigenvalue · dimension · transpose · diagonal · orthogonal · linear · algebra · notation · element · coefficient

electronics

sensor

Input-detecting device

solar · radar · detector · transducer · dish · receiver · phased · microphone · pixel · led

computing

vector

Quantity with direction

  • indexAlphabetical guide to contents
  • elementBasic substance or factor
  • pointerReference to memory location

buffer · stack · heap · memory · allocation · multidimensional · subscript · slice · iterator · sorting

Categories
Opposites
organization/order

arraydisarray

Lack of order

disorder · chaos · disorganization · mess · jumble

quantity/multiplicity

arraysingle

One in number

individual · unit · item · entity · singleton

coverage/adornment

arraynakedness

Unclothed condition

undress · bareness · dishabille · strip · denude

Phrases
Family

arrange, arranged, arrangement, arranging, disarray, rearrange, arranges, arrangements, prearranged

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G