In computer programming, a data structure that groups together variables of different data types under a single name. A composite data type that organizes related information.
Shortened from 'structure', from Latin structura meaning 'a building or construction', from struere 'to build'. The computing term was coined in the 1960s with the development of structured programming languages like C.
This abbreviation reflects programmers' love of concise terminology - 'struct' captures the architectural nature of code organization. Like physical buildings, these data structures provide frameworks that hold different elements together in organized, accessible ways.
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