association list

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

association list (plural association lists)

  1. (programming) A data structure that associates keys with data; implemented as a list whose members are paired storage locations (cons cells), one element of which (the car) contains the key and the other element of which (the cdr) contains the keyed data.

Synonyms[edit]