(data structure)
Definition: A binary search tree in which operations that access nodes restructure the tree.
Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
binary search tree.
Aggregate child (... is a part of or used in me.)
move-to-root heuristic.
Author: CLK
Daniel D. Sleator and Robert E. Tarjan, Self-Adjusting Binary Search Trees, Journal of the ACM, 32(3):652-686, 1985.
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Entry modified 17 November 2008.
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Cite this as:
Chris L. Kuszmaul, "splay tree", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 17 November 2008. (accessed TODAY)
Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/splaytree.html
