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An array is a systematic arrangement of similar objects, usually in rows and columns.
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The little push-buttons on the upper part of the right electronic device are arranged in an array with 3 columns and 4 rows. The two devices themselves form a very simple array of 2 columns and 1 row.
Things called an array include:
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
 - Variable-length array
 
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
 - Asynchronous array of simple processors
 - Disk array, such as the RAID
 - Gate array, including a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)
 - ICL Distributed Array Processor, an array processor for the ICL
 - Integrated circuit packages:
 - Processor array
 - 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
- Antenna array
 - 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
 - Microphone array
 - Parametric array of transducers
 - Phased-array optics
 - Photovoltaic array
 - Staring array, an imaging sensor
 - Towed array sonar
 
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
 
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