multimap

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noun

A data structure that maps a single key to multiple values.

Similar
multidictionary
OriginEnglish map ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounmultimap (plural multimaps)

plural multimaps

  1. computerA data structure that maps a single key to multiple values.

    Synonyms: multidictionary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA data structure that maps a single key to multiple values.

Similar
multidictionary
Also see
multidictionary

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishmap
  7. Englishmultimap

From multi- + map.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

multiamp
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“multimap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multimap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimap.

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