struct
n.n. a way to group different pieces of data together in computer programming. It lets you treat several related items, like a name and an age, as one single object.
n. a composite data type declaration that defines a physically grouped list of variables under one name in memory. Typically used in languages like C and C++ to create complex data structures that represent a single entity.
The programmer defined a struct to store the user's coordinates.
By using a struct to hold the player's health and position, the code became much easier to read and maintain.
Efficient memory management often relies on defining a struct that aligns data members to minimize padding, especially when passing large amounts of information between functions in low-level systems programming.
Commonly used in C-family programming languages; often contrasted with 'class' in object-oriented contexts.