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sorted array

(data structure)

Definition: An array whose items are kept sorted, often so searching is faster.

See also binary search, interpolation search, ordered array.

Author: PEB

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Paul E. Black, "sorted array", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 12 February 2019. (accessed TODAY) Available from: /HTML/sortedarray.html