AA tree

noun

A form of balanced binary tree used for storing and retrieving ordered data efficiently, a variation of the red-black tree.

Meanings

nounAA tree (plural AA trees)

plural AA trees

  1. computerA form of balanced binary tree used for storing and retrieving ordered data efficiently, a variation of the red-black tree.

Origin

From the initials of its inventor Arne Andersson. Coined by Mark Allen Weiss in 1994.

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APA

AA tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AA%20tree

MLA

“AA tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AA%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “AA tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AA%20tree.

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