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| | data structure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Definition: An organization of information, usually in memory, for better algorithm efficiency, such as queue, stack, linked list, heap, dictionary, and tree, or conceptual unity, such as the name and address of a person. |
 | | external memory data structure, passive data structure, active data structure, persistent data structure, recursive data structure. |
 | | Note: Most data structures have associated algorithms to perform operations, such as search, insert, or balance, that maintain the properties of the data structure. |
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