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 | | That is, the overall structure of data is composed of logical subunits which, in turn, are composed of lower-level subunits, working down the hierarchy to the lowest level of individual data items. |
 | | This table can be visualized as a hierarchical data structure in the follow way, with data fields contained within (and subordinate to) records, and with records contained within (and subordinate to) the overall table itself. |
 | | If a data structure were to be designed for, say, a set of personnel records, it would make sense to create elements that name the data items and describe their relationships as was done for the previous example. |
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