# struct

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #52,024

## Definitions
1. A data structure, especially one that serves to group a number of fields (in contrast to an object-oriented class with methods) or one that is passed by value rather than by reference.

## Etymology
Abbreviation of structure, used as a keyword in the C programming language and its descendants.

## Source
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