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Glossary
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.. glossary::
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:sorted:
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associative array
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A collection of key/value (or name/value) pairs
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such that each possible key appears at most once
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in the collection.
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In JavaScript (and JSON), all objects behave as associative arrays
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with string-valued keys.
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In Python and .NET, associative arrays are called *dictionaries*.
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In Java and Go, they are called *maps*.
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In Ruby, they are called *hashes*.
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See also: Wikipedia's articles for
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`Associative array <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associative_array>`_
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and
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`Comparison of programming languages (associative array) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_programming_languages_(associative_array)>`_
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