key-value pair

key-value pair definition - computer

A set of data items that contain a key, such as an account number or part number, and a value, such as the actual data item itself or a pointer to where that data item is stored on disk or some storage device. Key-value pairs are widely used in tables and configuration files. See hash table, lookup table and configuration file.



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