data structure

noun

Any form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.

Meanings

noundata structure (plural data structures)

plural data structures

  1. computerAny form of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be accessed efficiently.

Translations

Arabic هَيْكَل البَيَانَات, بُنْيَة مُعْطَيَات
  • هَيْكَل البَيَانَات (haykal al-bayānāt)organization of data
  • بُنْيَة مُعْطَيَاتorganization of data
  • بُنْيَة بَيَانَاتorganization of data
Catalan estructura de dades
  • estructura de dadesorganization of data
Chinese Mandarin 數據結構 /数据结构
  • 數據結構 /数据结构 (shùjù jiégòu)organization of data
Danish datastruktur
  • datastrukturorganization of data
Dutch gegevensstructuur, datastructuur
  • gegevensstructuurorganization of data
  • datastructuurorganization of data
Estonian andmestruktuur
  • andmestruktuurorganization of data
Finnish tietorakenne
  • tietorakenneorganization of data
French structure de donnée
  • structure de donnéeorganization of data
German Datenstruktur
  • Datenstrukturorganization of data
Greek δομή δεδομένων
  • δομή δεδομένων (domí dedoménon)organization of data
Hebrew מבנה נתונים
  • מבנה נתוניםorganization of data
Indonesian struktur data
  • struktur dataorganization of data
Japanese データ構造
  • データ構造 (dēta kōzō)organization of data
Korean 자료 구조
  • 자료 구조 (jaryo gujo)organization of data
Norwegian datastruktur
  • datastrukturorganization of data
Polish struktura danych
  • struktura danychorganization of data
Portuguese estrutura de dados
  • estrutura de dadosorganization of data
Romanian structură de date
  • structură de dateorganization of data
Russian структу́ра да́нных
  • структу́ра да́нных (struktúra dánnyx)organization of data
Spanish estructura de datos
  • estructura de datosorganization of data
Swedish datastruktur
  • datastrukturorganization of data
Vietnamese cấu trúc dữ liệu
  • cấu trúc dữ liệuorganization of data
Cite this entry
APA

data structure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20structure

MLA

“data structure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20structure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “data structure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/data%20structure.

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