(definition)
Definition: The location of an item in an array.
Aggregate child (... is a part of or used in me.)
one-based indexing, 0-based indexing.
Note: In most programming languages, the first array index is 0 or 1, and indexes continue through the natural numbers. The upper bound of an array is generally language and possibly system specific.
Author: PR
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Entry modified 18 March 2004.
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Cite this as:
Patrick Rodgers, "array index", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 18 March 2004. (accessed TODAY)
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