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array

ar·ray

UK/ˈə.reː/ US/əˈɹeɪ/ fairly common
noun (4) verb (2)

noun

1.

an orderly arrangement

  • “an array of troops in battle order”
2.

an impressive display

  • “it was a bewildering array of books”
  • “his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall”
3.
4.

an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

verb

1.

lay out in a line

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2.

align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

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Origin

From Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Vulgar Latin *arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready.

Phrases

  • array cable
  • array controller
  • array data structure
  • array data type
  • array decay
  • array gain
  • array mbira
  • array processing

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