- K
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- kernel
- (1) The core of an operating system, usually responsible
for basic I/O and process execution.
- key
- (1) An identifier within a set of data elements. T.
(2) In SQL, a column or an ordered collection of columns
identified in the description of an index. IBM. See
index.
- key access
- A property that enables elements to be accessed by
matching keys.
- key bag
- An unordered flat collection that uses keys and allows
duplicate elements. See heap.
Contrast with key set, key sorted bag, key sorted set.
- key collection
- (1) An abstract class that has the property of key
access. (2) In general, any collection that uses keys.
See key sorted
collection.
- key equality
- A relation that determines whether two keys are equal.
- key function
- A function with the name key that, when
used on a flat collection, returns a reference to the key
of an element. See element,
key.
- key set
- An unordered flat collection that uses keys and does not
allow duplicate elements. Contrast with key bag, key sorted bag, key sorted set.
- key sorted bag
- A sorted flat collection that uses keys and allows
duplicate elements. Contrast with key bag, key set, key sorted set, sorted bag.
- key sorted
collection
- An abstract class with the properties of key equality and
sorted elements. See sorted
collection.
- key sorted set
- A sorted flat collection that uses keys and does not
allow duplicate elements. Contrast with key bag, key set, key sorted bag, sorted set.
- key-type function
- Any of several functions of an element type that are used
by the Collection Class library member functions to
manipulate the keys of a class.
- keyword
- (1) A predefined word reserved for the C or C++ language
that you cannot use as an identifier. (2) A symbol that
identifies a parameter.
