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data structure

(Computer Science) an organized form, such as an array list or string, in which connected data items are held in a computer

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data structure - (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)

computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically

organization, arrangement, organisation, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"

hierarchical data structure, hierarchical structure - a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure

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If you have a logically multi-dimensional data structure that is stored in a one-dimensional block of memory, it can hurt performance of the code if the order of access to all of the elements within the structure isn't done in the same order as the values are laid out in memory.

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On the surface, this does not seem to be a significant issue, as users purchase the program and not the data structure, but it is quite often the data structure around which the program is written that is the kernel of the intellectual property.

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This paper will examine the audit system evaluation model based on Internet cloud data structure; the evaluation results will help determine the audit focus precisely, calculate the audit structure, improve data storage security and effectiveness, and enhance audit efficiency.