Talk:Array (data structure): Difference between revisions

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::I agree with Stolfi that there are several concepts of 'array' which are often conflated. However, I disagree ''strenuously'' with his initiative to make [[array]] into a disambiguation page -- the array data structure, the array data type, and associative arrays are not three applications of a very broad concept in completely distinct disciplines (like say [[phased array antenna|phased antenna arrays]] and [[DNA microarrays]]), but three very closely related concepts in the same field -- which is why, in fact, it is often useful and sensible to conflate them.

:::There is a central core concept of 'array' -- a structure whose components are denoted by an index and its various implementations -- which can usefully be discussed in the mother article. Then, additional detail can be added in subsidiary articles. --[[User:Macrakis|macrakis]] ([[User talk:Macrakis|talk]]) 00:06, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

:::At best, the terms used to separate the articles aren't particularly well-established or canonical. At worst, they are arbitrary, possibly original research, and possibly incorrect. --[[User:Cybercobra|Cybercobra]] ([[User talk:Cybercobra|talk]]) 00:29, 18 May 2009 (UTC)