array-compatible code

noun phrase

UK /əˈreɪ kəmˈpætɪbəl kəʊd/

US /əˈreɪ kəmˈpætəbəl koʊd/

Code written so it works with groups of items stored together.

The programmer wrote array-compatible code so the game could handle many players at once.

SYNONYMS

list-friendly code collection-ready code sequence-compatible code group-compatible code

RELATED WORDS

array data structure programming loop index

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Code that can be used with an array without changing how it works.

This function is array-compatible code because it accepts any number of values.

3. Software instructions designed to process many items in order.

She tested the array-compatible code with a list of a thousand names.

4. A style of coding that treats data as a set of similar elements.

Array-compatible code makes it easy to sort or search through records.