"jagged array" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: jagged arrays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jagged array (plural jagged arrays)
  1. (programming) An array of arrays in which the component arrays are of varying lengths. Wikipedia link: jagged array Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: ragged array Hypernyms: array

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