array

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈreɪ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈreɪ/ or /ˈæ.rɛ͡ɪ/ (UK)

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Noun

Singular array

Plural arrays

1. A collection or assortment of things.
2. (programming) A basic data structure for storing multiple instances of data, typically all of the same type. It occupies a contiguous chunk of memory.

Verb

Plain form array

Third-person singular arrays

Past tense arrayed

Past participle arrayed

Present participle arraying

1. If you array someone, you dress someone in something.

   He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels.

2. If you array something, you display or arrange it in a particular way.