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trie

/ˈtɹiː/

trie noun: an ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings. Also the obsolete spelling of try.

Noun

trie (plural tries)

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

Also used as

trie is also the obsolete spelling of try.

Synonyms of trie

Forms of trie

pluraltries

Origin of trie

From retrieval.

Words formed from trie

Phrases with trie

Words that rhyme with trie

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Questions about trie

What does trie mean?
Trie means an ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.
What part of speech is trie?
Trie is a noun.
How do you pronounce trie?
Trie is pronounced /ˈtɹiː/ (US).
What is the plural of trie?
The plural of trie is tries.

Words near trie in the dictionary

  1. triduans
  2. triduum
  3. triduums
  4. tridymite
  5. tridymites
  6. trie
  7. Triebel-Lizorkin space
  8. Triebel-Lizorkin spaces
  9. triecious
  10. triecy
  11. tried

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