subarray

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ arrayCategory:English terms prefixed with sub-#ARRAY.

Noun

subarray (plural subarrays)Category:English lemmas#SUBARRAYCategory:English nouns#SUBARRAYCategory:English countable nouns#SUBARRAYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SUBARRAYCategory:Pages with entries#SUBARRAYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#SUBARRAY

  1. (programmingCategory:en:Programming#SUBARRAY) A contiguous subset of an array.

Usage notes

A subarray is to be contrasted with a subsequence. A subsequence only needs to have the same ordering as the original array, a weaker condition than contiguity.

If a string is viewed as an array of characters, then a substring is a subarray.

Translations

Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms prefixed with sub- Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Terms with Finnish translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Translation table header lacks gloss Category:en:Programming