Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
An array is a data structure that stores a fixed-size, ordered collection of elements of the same type. Elements in an array are accessed using their indices.
Related terms
Element: A single item or value stored within an array.
Indexing: The process of accessing individual elements within an array using their indices.
Multi-dimensional Array: An array with more than one dimension, such as rows and columns in a table-like structure.