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Dictionary data types and HashTables. Readings: KernighanPike Section 2.9.

In lecture, I got open addressing and closed addressing backwards. Open addressing refers to skipping down through the table to find an open spot. Closed addressing or chaining refers to using an auxiliary data structure like a linked list to store multiple elements at each position in the array.


2014-06-17 11:58