radix tree

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:advantage space efficient
fast lookups
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs compact prefix tree
radix trie
gptkbp:category gptkb:tree
gptkbp:characteristic edges labeled with sequences of characters
nodes with variable number of children
gptkbp:complexity O(k) for search, insert, delete (k = key length)
gptkbp:distinctFrom trie: radix tree compresses chains of single-child nodes
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label radix tree
gptkbp:inventedBy Donald R. Morrison
gptkbp:openSource gptkb:operating_system
gptkb:Redis
gptkbp:originatedIn 1960s
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Journal_of_the_ACM
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:suffix_tree
trie
Patricia trie
gptkbp:usedFor IP routing tables
dictionary implementations
efficient string storage
prefix matching
gptkbp:usedIn databases
file systems
network routers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SP-GiST_indexes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6