orderedcollection
nounUK /ˈɔːdəd kəˈlɛkʃən/
US /ˈɔːrdərd kəˈlɛkʃən/
A group of things that are kept in a special order.
The books on the shelf are an ordered collection, sorted from A to Z.
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2. In computing, a data structure that keeps its items in a set order.
The program stores the names in an ordered collection so they always appear the same way.
3. A museum or library set arranged by a system such as number or date.
The stamps form an ordered collection arranged by year.
4. A tidy set of items grouped together on purpose.
She made an ordered collection of her favorite shells, biggest to smallest.