"multimap" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-multimap.ogg [UK] Forms: multimaps [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English map English multimap From multi- + map. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|multi-|map|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English map English multimap [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moltos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "map", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multimap", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="multimap"> From multi- + map., {{ety|en|:af|multi-|map|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English map English multimap From multi- + map. Head templates: {{en-noun}} multimap (plural multimaps)
  1. (computer science) A data structure that maps a single key to multiple values. Synonyms: multidictionary

Inflected forms

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