initialarray
nounUK /ɪˈnɪʃəl əˈreɪ/
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl əˈreɪ/
The first list of things you start with before making changes.
We began with the initialarray of numbers before sorting them.
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2. In computing, the first version of a data array before it is modified.
The program copied the initialarray before updating each value.
3. A beginning group of items used as a base for comparison.
The initialarray showed the original scores before the game began.
4. The first arrangement of elements in a pattern or order.
Scientists recorded the initialarray of particles at the start of the test.