Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer);
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
data structure
n 1: (computer science) the organization of data (and its
storage allocations in a computer)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
data structure
Any method of organising a collection of
data to allow it to be manipulated effectively. It may
include meta data to describe the properties of the
structure.
Examples data structures are: array, dictionary, graph,
hash, heap, linked list, matrix, object, queue,
ring, stack, tree, vector.
(2003-09-11)