"Patricia tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Patricia trees [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Donald R. Morrison in 1968, as an acronym of practical algorithm to retrieve information coded in alphanumeric, designed to spell out the name Patricia. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Patricia}} Patricia Head templates: {{en-noun}} Patricia tree (plural Patricia trees)
  1. (computing theory) A radix tree with radix of 2, meaning that each bit of the key is compared individually and each node is a two-way branch. Categories (topical): Theory of computing Synonyms: Patricia trie

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