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An array is a systematic arrangement of similar objects, usually in rows and columns.

Things called an array include:

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Music

• In twelve-tone and serial composition, the presentation of simultaneous twelve-tone sets such that the sums of their horizontal segments form a succession of twelve-tone aggregates
Array mbira, a musical instrument
Spiral array model, a music pitch space

Science

Astronomy

A telescope array, also called astronomical interferometer.

Biology

• Various kinds of multiple biological arrays called microarrays
• Visual feature array, a model for the visual cortex

Computer science

Generally, a collection of same type data items that can be selected by indices computed at run-time, including:

Array (data structure), an arrangement of items at equally spaced addresses in computer memory
Array (data type), used in a programming language to specify a variable that can be indexed
Associative array, an abstract data structure model composed of key-value pairs, often implemented as a hash table or search tree

or various kinds of the above, such as:

Bit array or bit vector
Dynamic array, allocated at run time
Jagged array, an array of arrays of which the member arrays can be of different lengths
Parallel array of records, with each field stored as a separate array
Sparse array, with most elements omitted, to store a sparse matrix

or various related concepts:

Array programming, using matrix algebra notation in programs (not the same as array processing)
Array slicing, the extraction of sub-arrays of an array

or also:

Global Arrays, a library for parallel processing
Intel Array Visualizer, a piece of scientific graphics software

Mathematics and statistics

• A standard array in coding theory
• An array or matrix (mathematics)


• A holor
• In statistics, arrays are a name for some kinds of Category:Experimental design
Intersection array a concept of category theory

Technology

Computing

Array data structure, an arrangement of data in computer memory
Disk array, such as the RAID
ICL Distributed Array Processor, an array processor for the ICL
• Integrated circuit packages:


Programmable Array Logic (PAL), a systematic way to implement Boolean functions
Reconfigurable datapath array, a flexible data processing architecture
Systolic array, a hardware architecture
Transistor array, an integrated circuit
Video Graphics Array (VGA), a display adapter and many variants thereof
Wi-Fi array, a wireless networking device

Other technologies

Array gain, a telecommunications parameter
Array processing of multichannel signals (not to be confused with array programming)
Color filter array, placed over an imaging array
Field emitter array, an electron source
Halbach array, an arrangement of magnets
Linear diode array used in image scanners
Parametric array of transducers
Staring array, an imaging sensor

Other

• A Commission of Array, a commission for mustering a militia
ARRAY, an independent film distribution company
Array Networks, a computer networking company
Array Collective, a Belfast-based artist-activist collaborative project