<P> In computer science , an array data structure , or simply an array , is a data structure consisting of a collection of elements ( values or variables ) , each identified by at least one array index or key . An array is stored such that the position of each element can be computed from its index tuple by a mathematical formula . The simplest type of data structure is a linear array , also called one - dimensional array . </P>
<P> In computer science , an array data structure , or simply an array , is a data structure consisting of a collection of elements ( values or variables ) , each identified by at least one array index or key . An array is stored such that the position of each element can be computed from its index tuple by a mathematical formula . The simplest type of data structure is a linear array , also called one - dimensional array . </P>
each data item in an array is called
each data item in an array is called
element
element