Re: What is best term for data structure etc. for key-to-value lookups?

On 21 Oct, 02:04, rem6...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Robert Maas, see
http://tinyurl.com/uh3t)
wrote:
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> Since I would probably introduce the term in several somewhat
> independent modules (some tutorial, some merely in-code
> documentation), I'll define the term briefly then immediately
> provide URL of WikiPedia page for "associative array" which lists
> the common synomyms, which may or may not include my chosen term.
> I might also include link to GG archive of this thread.

Have you tried Onelook (http://www.onelook.com)?
Their reverse
dictionary lookup has helped me in the past to come up with a
convenient term based on concepts.