data structure

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

data structure
    n 1: (computer science) the organization of data (and its
         storage allocations in a computer)

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

data structure

   <data, programming> Any method of organising a collection of
   {data} to allow it to be manipulated effectively.  It may
   include {meta} data to describe the properties of the
   structure.

   Examples data structures are: {array}, {dictionary}, {graph},
   {hash}, {heap}, {linked list}, {matrix}, {object}, {queue},
   {ring}, {stack}, {tree}, {vector}.

   (2003-09-11)