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Linked list

In computer science, a linked list is a linear collection of data elements whose order is not given by their physical placement in memory.

Linked listData structureArray data structureStackTreeGraph data structureQueueHash tableSorting algorithm

At a glance

Type
networks
Disciplines 2
Computer ScienceData Structures
Mental models 0
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Role in the graph
Leaf concept

Key signals

Cross-disciplinary reach
Disciplines
2
  • Computer Science
  • Data Structures
Evidence & development

Dependencies

What this concept builds on and what it makes possible — derived from the atlas’s dependency, causal and structural relations, not from every related edge.

System context

Linked listis aData structureEstablished

Open Data structure →

linked list is a kind of data structure.

Mechanism: A linked list is a data structure whose items each point to the next, so it grows and shrinks easily without shifting the others.

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Structural role & consequence

Interpreted from the current atlas graph — what the connections mean, not just how many there are.

  • Currently dark in the atlas: 1 of 1 of its relations lack claim-level evidence.

    atlas representation · Describes the current Thinking OS representation, not the state of the world.

  • Structural neighbourhood: 1 → 7 → 14 concepts reachable within 3 hops.

    structural · Structural reach — being reachable is not the same as being understood.

  • All 1 of its relationships stay within its own discipline — a field-specific concept in the current atlas.

    structural · Structural graph analysis — not a claim of importance, causation or history.

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cross-field
1 within-field, 0 cross-field

0 of 1 relations carry evidence · concept has a verified source

Strengths & constraints

Constraints

  • Evidence coverage currently thin in the atlas — few of its relationships carry claim-level evidence. atlas representation

Conditions

  • Read structurally — most of its relationships carry no external evidence yet, so claims here are graph-derived. structural

Seen through each discipline

How this concept sits in each of its fields — derived from its real connections in the graph, not asserted.

Computer Science

Through this lens it connects to Data structure.

Linked list through the Computer Science lens →

Data Structures

Through this lens it connects to Data structure.

Linked list through the Data Structures lens →

Key dates

  1. 1955Formalizationlinked list: formalization recorded 1955. — Wikidata

Concepts that look related but are not yet connected here — candidates for a connection to reason about, not established links.

The scientific picture
  • Connects 1 other ideas across 2 disciplines.
  • Most of its connections are of the “Kind & structure” kind.

Derived from the graph’s real structure — observations, not a score.

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