data structure

particular way of storing and organizing data in a computer
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data structure

Summary

data structure ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,405 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • data structure is a type of data[2].
  • data structure is a type of structure[3].
  • data structure is a type of software component[4].
  • data structure is part of computer science[5].
  • data structure is part of mathematical structure[6].
  • data structure is part of data format[7].
  • data structure's Commons category is recorded as Data structures[8].
  • data structure's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Data structures[9].
  • data structure's described by source is recorded as The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition[10].
  • data structure's topic has template is recorded as Template:Data structures[11].
  • data structure's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox data structure[12].
  • data structure's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/data-structures[13].
  • data structure's manifestation of is recorded as abstract data type[14].
  • data structure's different from is recorded as data type[15].
  • data structure's different from is recorded as abstract data type[16].
  • data structure's properties for this type is recorded as P144[17].
  • data structure's properties for this type is recorded as P61[18].
  • data structure's properties for this type is recorded as P575[19].
  • data structure's properties for this type is recorded as P3757[20].
  • data structure's properties for this type is recorded as P3755[21].
  • data structure's properties for this type is recorded as P3752[22].
  • data structure's properties for this type is recorded as P3754[23].
  • data structure's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10002971[24].
  • data structure's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • data structure's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Computer Science[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include data[2], structure[3], and software component[4].

Use and Application

Part of include computer science[5], an academic discipline[27]; mathematical structure[6], a type of structure[28]; and data format[7].

Why It Matters

data structure ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,405 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms, 3rd edition
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Computer Science
    Entityschema for this class {'id': 'E177', 'entity-type': 'entity-schema'}
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