Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

list: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed
list1 CONSTRUCTList (data structure)McCARTHY · LISP LIST

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Computer science

An ordered sequence of linked elements

In computer science a list is an ordered collection of elements, classically built as a chain of cells each holding a value and a link to the next, so that items can be traversed, inserted, and removed without a fixed size. McCarthy's 1960 Recursive functions of symbolic expressions and their computation by machine made the list the central data structure of Lisp, with its cons cells and head/tail operations. The referent is an abstract sequential data structure, measured by length and access cost, with no connection to a ship's lean or a quoted price beyond the word.[1]

Unit
An ordered sequence, described by its length and element ordering
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Characterised by length and the time cost of access, insertion, and deletion at the head, tail, or interior

Next

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how list sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in ColliderExport BibTeXReport this entry

Nearby constructs

reference3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructstail2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructsabduction2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

  1. McCarthy, J. (1960). Recursive functions of symbolic expressions and their computation by machine, Part I. Communications of the ACM, 3(4), 184–195. https://doi.org/10.1145/367177.367199

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct