array

array Definition

ar·ray (ə rā′)

transitive verb

Etymology: ME arraien < OFr areer < ML *arredare, to put in order < L ad-, to + Gmc *raid-: for IE base see ride

noun

an orderly grouping or arrangement, esp. of troops
troops in order; military force
an impressive display of assembled persons or things
fine clothes; finery
Comput. a group of two or more logically related elements, identified by a single name and usually stored in consecutive storage locations in main memory
Math., Statistics a systematic arrangement of numbers or symbols in rows and columns

array Synonyms

Formal order
design, pattern, arrangement; see order 3.
Relatively formal dress
full dress, fashion, evening dress, apparel, attire, dress clothes, finery; see also clothes.
An impressive grouping
collection, assemblage, host; see collection 2, crowd 1, display 2.

array Law Definition

A group of people called into court at the same time for potential jury duty. From such a group the members of a jury or juries will be selected.

The members of such a group who are empaneled to be a jury.

To empanel a jury for a trial.

The list of empaneled jurors.

To call out the names of the jurors as each is empaneled.

array Usage Examples

Preposition: of

byte: Suppose you clear an array of 10,000 bytes in your program by going around a loop made up of two instructions 10,000 times.
transfertype: Throws: ClassCastException - If pixel is not null and is not a primitive array of type transferType.
pointer: In order to implement a list which can contain items of differing types an array of pointers is first declared.

Converse of object

bewilder: Note how this trial covers a bewildering array of outcomes.
boast: Winchester A paradise for shopping connoisseurs, Winchester boasts a tempting array of independent shops, boutiques and art galleries in scenic settings.
declare: These lengths can be used to declare character arrays to store such strings.

Adjective modifier

vast: Our selection spans a vast array of what is on offer in the marketplace.
dazzling: Nowhere else on planet earth can you find such a dazzling array of choices for a theme wedding.
two-dimensional: The columns of this two-dimensional array correspond to the sample populations.
impressive: All told, an impressive array of tempting targets.
primitive: The transferType is the type of primitive array used to represent pixel values.
specified: Checksum Updates the current checksum with the specified array of bytes. update ( byte[ ] , int, int ).

Modifies a noun

subscript: The range of an F77 array subscript is assumed to be 1 to n, where n is the dimension corresponding to that subscript.
element: How do I find the first array element for which a condition is true?

Noun used with modifier

byte: Image The byte array to be written to the NRIF file.
integer: Image A byte or integer array of either two or three dimensions, containing the image to be written.
diode: Another measure of displacement is given by the total photo diode array output.
variance: The output bad-pixel flag is set to indicate no bad values in the data and variance arrays.
data: The suggested default is the data type of the data array in the IN NDF.
cdna: Rat Arrays Production of rat cDNA expression arrays will begin in early 2002.

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