iterator

Meanings

• noun

  A data structure iterator is an object that allows you to traverse a collection of data and access its elements.

  - "The iterator allowed us to easily iterate through the array of numbers."
  - "We used an iterator to traverse the linked list and update each node."

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Variants

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iteration , iterations

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Etymology

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The term 'iterator' comes from the Latin word 'iterare', which means 'to repeat'. In computer science, an iterator is a mechanism for repeating through the elements of a collection.

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Trivia

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1. The first known use of the term 'iterator' in computer science was in a 1962 paper by C.A.R. Hoare.

2. Some programming languages, such as Java and C++, provide built-in iterator classes for various data structures, while others, such as Python, do not require explicit iterators as collections are iterable by default.

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1. Data structure: A data structure is a specialized format for organizing and storing data in a computer so that it can be accessed and used efficiently.

2. Collection: In computer science, a collection is a group of objects that can be accessed and manipulated as a single entity.

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The concept of iterators is a fundamental one in computer science and is used extensively in various programming languages and data structures.

How to Memorize "iterator"

1. visualize
   

   - To visualize an iterator, imagine a pointer that moves through a collection of data, allowing you to access each element in turn.

2. associate
   

   - To memorize an iterator, associate it with the idea of traversing a collection of data and accessing its elements one at a time.

3. mnemonics
   

   - A mnemonic for an iterator could be 'I Traverse Collections Efficiently' or 'Iterate Through Each Collection'.

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