"B-tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: B-trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} B-tree (plural B-trees)
  1. (computing) An indexed data structure suitable for storage of a large number of items in a balanced fashion, with very few disk accesses required for locating the correct record block. Wikipedia link: B-tree Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: B+ tree, 2-3 tree, 2-3-4 tree Translations (indexed data structure suitable for storage of a large number of items in a balanced fashion): B-puu (Finnish), arbre B [masculine] (French), jafnmælistré [neuter] (Icelandic), jafnmælishrísla [feminine] (Icelandic)

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