Balanced tree

How it is used

Used in indexes, maps, and sets where ordered data must stay fast to access. Balance rules prevent the tree from becoming too deep.

Example sentences

1. We replaced the linked list with a balanced tree because range queries were becoming too slow in the reporting service.

   Here the term refers to a structure that keeps ordered data efficient, especially when many searches over ranges are required.

2. The database index behaves like a balanced tree, so lookups stay predictable even after millions of inserts.

   In this example, the term highlights stable performance because the tree avoids the long uneven paths of an unbalanced structure.

Common collocations

• balanced tree structure
• balanced tree index
• self-balanced tree

Related terms

• data structureA way of organizing data in memory, such as an array, list, tree or hash map, so that certain operations are fast and simple.
• indexThe position number of an item in an array or list. In most languages counting starts at zero, so the first item has index 0.

More terms: Data Structures and Algorithms

• algorithm
• array
• iterate
• hash map
• recursion
• Big O notation
• time complexity
• sort
• stack
• queue
• linked list
• tree