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<p>An <b>array</b> is a systematic arrangement of similar objects, usually in rows and columns.
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<p>Things called an array include:
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music">Music</h2></div>
<ul><li>In <a href="Twelve-tone_technique" title="Twelve-tone technique">twelve-tone</a> and <a href="Serialism" title="Serialism">serial</a> composition, the presentation of simultaneous twelve-tone sets such that the sums of their horizontal segments form a succession of twelve-tone <a href="Tone_row#total_chromatic" title="Tone row">aggregates</a></li>
<li><a href="Array_mbira" title="Array mbira">Array mbira</a>, a musical instrument</li>
<li><a href="Spiral_array_model" title="Spiral array model">Spiral array model</a>, a music pitch space</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Science">Science</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Astronomy">Astronomy</h3></div>
<p>A <a href="Telescope_array" class="mw-redirect" title="Telescope array">telescope array</a>, also called astronomical interferometer.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biology">Biology</h3></div>
<ul><li>Various kinds of multiple biological arrays called <a href="Microarray" title="Microarray">microarrays</a></li>
<li>Visual feature array, a model for the visual cortex</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Computer_science">Computer science</h3></div>
<p>Generally, a collection of same type data items that can be selected by indices computed at run-time, including:
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<ul><li><a href="Array_(data_structure)" title="Array (data structure)">Array (data structure)</a>, an arrangement of items at equally spaced addresses in computer memory</li>
<li><a href="Array_(data_type)" title="Array (data type)">Array (data type)</a>, used in a programming language to specify a variable that can be indexed</li>
<li><a href="Associative_array" title="Associative array">Associative array</a>, an abstract data structure model composed of key-value pairs, often implemented as a hash table or search tree</li></ul>
<p>or various kinds of the above, such as:
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<ul><li><a href="Bit_array" title="Bit array">Bit array</a> or bit vector</li>
<li><a href="Dynamic_array" title="Dynamic array">Dynamic array</a>, allocated at run time</li>
<li><a href="Jagged_array" title="Jagged array">Jagged array</a>, an array of arrays of which the member arrays can be of different lengths</li>
<li><a href="Parallel_array" title="Parallel array">Parallel array</a> of records, with each field stored as a separate array</li>
<li><a href="Sparse_array" class="mw-redirect" title="Sparse array">Sparse array</a>, with most elements omitted, to store a sparse matrix</li>
<li><a href="Variable-length_array" title="Variable-length array">Variable-length array</a></li></ul>
<p>or various related concepts:
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<ul><li><a href="Array_programming" title="Array programming">Array programming</a>, using matrix algebra notation in programs (not the same as array processing)</li>
<li><a href="Array_slicing" title="Array slicing">Array slicing</a>, the extraction of sub-arrays of an array</li></ul>
<p>or also:
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<ul><li><a href="Global_Arrays" title="Global Arrays">Global Arrays</a>, a library for parallel processing</li>
<li><a href="Intel_Array_Visualizer" class="mw-redirect" title="Intel Array Visualizer">Intel Array Visualizer</a>, a piece of scientific graphics software</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mathematics_and_statistics">Mathematics and statistics</h3></div>
<ul><li>A <a href="Standard_array" title="Standard array">standard array</a> in coding theory</li>
<li>An array or <a href="Matrix_(mathematics)" title="Matrix (mathematics)">matrix (mathematics)</a>
<ul><li>a <a href="Costas_array" title="Costas array">Costas array</a></li>
<li>a <a href="Monge_array" title="Monge array">Monge array</a></li></ul></li>
<li>A <a href="Holor" class="mw-redirect" title="Holor">holor</a></li>
<li>In statistics, arrays are a name for some kinds of Category:Experimental design</li>
<li><a href="Intersection_array" class="mw-redirect" title="Intersection array">Intersection array</a> a concept of category theory</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technology">Technology</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Computing">Computing</h3></div>
<ul><li><a href="Array_data_structure" class="mw-redirect" title="Array data structure">Array data structure</a>, an arrangement of data in computer memory</li>
<li><a href="Asynchronous_array_of_simple_processors" title="Asynchronous array of simple processors">Asynchronous array of simple processors</a></li>
<li><a href="Disk_array" title="Disk array">Disk array</a>, such as the RAID</li>
<li><a href="Gate_array" title="Gate array">Gate array</a>, including a <a href="Field-programmable_gate_array" title="Field-programmable gate array">field-programmable gate array</a> (FPGA)</li>
<li><a href="ICL_Distributed_Array_Processor" title="ICL Distributed Array Processor">ICL Distributed Array Processor</a>, an array processor for the ICL</li>
<li>Integrated circuit packages:
<ul><li><a href="Ball_grid_array" title="Ball grid array">Ball grid array</a></li>
<li><a href="Pin_grid_array" title="Pin grid array">pin grid array</a></li>
<li><a href="Land_grid_array" title="Land grid array">land grid array</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Processor_array" class="mw-redirect" title="Processor array">Processor array</a></li>
<li><a href="Programmable_Array_Logic" title="Programmable Array Logic">Programmable Array Logic</a> (PAL), a systematic way to implement Boolean functions</li>
<li><a href="Reconfigurable_datapath_array" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconfigurable datapath array">Reconfigurable datapath array</a>, a flexible data processing architecture</li>
<li><a href="Systolic_array" title="Systolic array">Systolic array</a>, a hardware architecture</li>
<li><a href="Transistor_array" title="Transistor array">Transistor array</a>, an integrated circuit</li>
<li><a href="Video_Graphics_Array" title="Video Graphics Array">Video Graphics Array</a> (VGA), a display adapter and many variants thereof</li>
<li><a href="Wi-Fi_array" class="mw-redirect" title="Wi-Fi array">Wi-Fi array</a>, a wireless networking device</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_technologies">Other technologies</h3></div>
<ul><li><a href="Antenna_array" title="Antenna array">Antenna array</a></li>
<li><a href="Array_gain" title="Array gain">Array gain</a>, a telecommunications parameter</li>
<li><a href="Array_processing" title="Array processing">Array processing</a> of multichannel signals (not to be confused with array programming)</li>
<li><a href="Color_filter_array" title="Color filter array">Color filter array</a>, placed over an imaging array</li>
<li><a href="Field_emitter_array" title="Field emitter array">Field emitter array</a>, an electron source</li>
<li><a href="Halbach_array" title="Halbach array">Halbach array</a>, an arrangement of magnets</li>
<li><a href="Linear_diode_array" title="Linear diode array">Linear diode array</a> used in image scanners</li>
<li><a href="Microphone_array" title="Microphone array">Microphone array</a></li>
<li><a href="Parametric_array" title="Parametric array">Parametric array</a> of transducers</li>
<li><a href="Phased-array_optics" title="Phased-array optics">Phased-array optics</a></li>
<li><a href="Photovoltaic_array" class="mw-redirect" title="Photovoltaic array">Photovoltaic array</a></li>
<li><a href="Staring_array" title="Staring array">Staring array</a>, an imaging sensor</li>
<li><a href="Towed_array_sonar" title="Towed array sonar">Towed array sonar</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other">Other</h2></div>
<ul><li>A <a href="Commission_of_Array" class="mw-redirect" title="Commission of Array">Commission of Array</a>, a commission for mustering a militia</li>
<li><a href="ARRAY" title="ARRAY">ARRAY</a>, an independent film distribution company</li>
<li><a href="Array_Networks" title="Array Networks">Array Networks</a>, a computer networking company</li>
<li><a href="Array_Collective" title="Array Collective">Array Collective</a>, a Belfast-based artist-activist collaborative project</li></ul></div><!--htdig_noindex--><div><div class="zim-footer">
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