trie

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US/ˈtɹiː/US/ˈtɹaɪ̯/US/ˈtɹi.eɪ̯/

noun

An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.

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prefix tree
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Meanings

trie1

nountrie (plural tries)

plural tries

  1. computerAn ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.

    Synonyms: prefix tree

trie2

verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of try.

    If anie do dislike the superstitious & needles cærimonies in ordination & yet also acknowledg that the Byshops may call, authorise, trie, confirme, & warrant by testimonie the sufficiencie of ministers / what greuous synne is it.

    1588?, Robert Browne, “A Reproofe of Certeine Schismatical Persons & Their Doctrine Touching the Hearing & Preaching of the Word of God” in Cartwrightiana, ed. Albert Peel and Leland Henry Carlson (1951, published for the Sir Halley Stewart Trust by Allen and Unwin), page 228

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.

Similar
prefix tree
Also see
prefix tree

Origin

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Translations

Finnish alkuosapuu, trie
  • alkuosapuudata structure
  • triedata structure
German Trie, Präfixbaum
  • Triedata structure
  • Präfixbaumdata structure

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trie

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Sounds the same

treetry

Anagrams

tiretierriteTeriiterreit
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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