List is an Abstract Data Type used in programming languages.
Anki
id: list-definition deck: Computer Science::Data Structures tags: data-structures list
Q: What does it mean for a list to be ordered? A: The values have a sequence, so there is a first item, second item, and so on.
id: list-vs-array deck: Computer Science::Data Structures tags: data-structures list array
Q: Why can two languages both have “lists” but implement them differently? A: “List” describes the behavior of an ordered collection; the language may implement it with an array, linked nodes, or another structure.