"finger tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger trees [plural]
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  1. (computing theory) A purely functional tree-like data structure offering amortized constant time access to its "fingers" (leaves), used for the efficient implementation of other purely functional data structures. Categories (topical): Theory of computing

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