key term - Row-Major Order

Definition

In computer science, row-major order refers to the way elements are stored in memory. It means that elements are arranged sequentially by rows, where each row is stored one after another.

Related terms

Column-Major Order:

Column-major order is a way of storing elements in memory where they are arranged sequentially by columns. Each column is stored one after another.

Array:

An array is a data structure that stores a fixed-size sequence of elements of the same type.

Indexing: Indexing refers to accessing or referring to specific elements within an array or other data structure using their position or index number.