Array

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An array is a systematic arrangement of similar objects, usually in rows and columns.

Specifically, it may refer to:

Music

• An array in twelve-tone and serial composition is the presentation of two or more simultaneous twelve-tone sets in such a way that the sums of their horizontal segments form a (columnar) succession of twelve-tone aggregates
• Array mbira, a musical instrument
• Array system layout, on the array mbira
• Spiral array model, a music pitch space

Science

In astronomy

A telescope array, also called astronomical interferometer, such as the:

• 4C Array
• Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA)
• Allen Telescope Array (ATA), formerly known as the One Hectare Telescope (1hT)
• Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA)
• Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
• Australia Telescope Compact Array
• CHARA array
• Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA)
• Chicago Air Shower Array (CASA)
• Infrared Optical Telescope Array (IOTA)
• Interplanetary Scintillation Array (IPS array) also called the Pulsar Array
• LOFAR (LOw Frequency ARray)
• Modular Neutron Array (MoNA)
• Murchison Widefield Array (MWA)
• Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
• Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
• Submillimeter Array (SMA)
• Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Array (SZA)
• Telescope Array Project
• Very Large Array (VLA)
• Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA)
• Very Small Array

In biology

• Various kinds of multiple biological arrays called microarrays
• Visual feature array, a model for the visual cortex

In computer science

Generally, a collection of data items that can be selected by indices computed at run-time, including:

• Array data structure, an arrangement of items at equally spaced addresses in computer memory
• Array data type, used in a programming language to specify a variable that can be indexed
• Associative array, an abstract data structure model composed of key-value pairs, often implemented as a hash table or search tree

or various kinds of the above, such as:

• Bit array or bit vector
• Dynamic array, allocated at run time
• Jagged array, where the rows have different lengths individually
• Parallel array of records, with each field stored as a separate array
• Sparse array, with most elements omitted, to store a sparse matrix
• Variable-length array

or various related concepts:

• Array programming, using matrix algebra notation in programs (not the same as array processing)
• Array slicing, the extraction of sub-arrays of an array

or also:

• Global Arrays, a library for parallel processing
• Intel Array Visualizer, a piece of scientific graphics software

In mathematics and statistics

• A standard array in coding theory
• An array or matrix (mathematics)
  • a Costas array
  • a Monge array
• In statistics, arrays are a name for some kinds of Category:Experimental design
• Intersection array a concept of category theory

Technology

Various arrangements of multiple individual components to create a single system, such as:

• An antenna array, such as a phased array, a tower array, etc.
• Array gain, a telecommunications parameter
• Array processing of multichannel signals (not to be confused with array programming)
• Asynchronous array of simple processors
• Color filter array, placed over an imaging array
• Disk array, such as the RAID
• Field emitter array, an electron source
• Gate array, including a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)
• Halbach array, an arrangement of magnets
• ICL Distributed Array Processor, an array processor for the ICL
• Integrated circuit packages
  • Ball grid array
  • pin grid array
  • land grid array
• Linear diode array used in image scanners
• Microphone array
• Parametric array of transducers
• Phased-array optics
• Photovoltaic array
• Processor array
• Programmable Array Logic (PAL), a systematic way to implement boolean functions
• Reconfigurable datapath array, a flexible data processing architecture
• Staring array, an imaging sensor
• Systolic array, a hardware architecture
• Towed array sonar
• Transistor array, an integrated circuit
• Video Graphics Array (VGA), a display adapter and many variants thereof
• Wi-Fi array, a wireless networking device

Other

• A Commission of Array, a commission for mustering a militia
• ARRAY, an independent film distribution company
• ARRAY Magazine, about interior design
• Array DVD magazine, focused on black actors and actresses
• Array Networks, a computer networking company