Alist

//ˈeɪ.lɪst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An association list.

    "We use alists extensively in this work. A directed graph is an alist associating vertices with edge lists."

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association list

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"We use alists extensively in this work. A directed graph is an alist associating vertices with edge lists."

Etymology

Abbreviation of association list.

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