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data structure

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arrangement, organization, organisation, system

Narrower terms: hierarchical structure, hierarchical data structure

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: estructura de dades — organization of data
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數據結構 /数据结构 (shùjù jiégòu) — organization of data
  • Danish: datastruktur — organization of data
  • Dutch: gegevensstructuur — organization of data
  • Dutch: datastructuur — organization of data
  • Estonian: andmestruktuur — organization of data
  • Finnish: tietorakenne — organization of data
  • French: structure de donnée — organization of data
  • German: Datenstruktur — organization of data
  • Greek: δομή δεδομένων (domí dedoménon) — organization of data
  • Hebrew: מבנה נתונים — organization of data
  • Indonesian: struktur data — organization of data
  • Japanese: データ構造 (dēta kōzō) — organization of data
  • Korean: 자료 구조 (jaryo gujo) — organization of data
  • Macedonian: пода́точна структу́ра (podátočna struktúra) — organization of data
  • Norwegian: datastruktur — organization of data
  • Polish: struktura danych — organization of data
  • Portuguese: estrutura de dados — organization of data
  • Romanian: structură de date — organization of data
  • Russian: структу́ра да́нных (struktúra dánnyx) — organization of data
  • Serbo-Croatian: podatkovna struktura — organization of data
  • Spanish: estructura de datos — organization of data
  • Swedish: datastruktur — organization of data
  • Vietnamese: cấu trúc dữ liệu — organization of data