The difference between Array and Table
When used as nouns, array means clothing and ornamentation, whereas table means an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
When used as verbs, array means to clothe and ornament, whereas table means to tabulate.
check bellow for the other definitions of Array and Table
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Array as a noun:
Clothing and ornamentation.
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Array as a noun:
A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
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Array as a noun:
An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
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Array as a noun:
Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
Examples:
"drawn up in battle array"
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Array as a noun:
A large collection.
Examples:
"We offer a dazzling array of choices."
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Array as a noun (mathematics):
Common name for matrix.
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Array as a noun (programming):
Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
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Array as a noun (legal):
A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
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Array as a noun (military):
A militia.
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Array as a noun:
A group of .
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Array as a noun:
A microarray.
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Array as a verb:
To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
Examples:
"He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels."
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Array as a verb:
To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
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Array as a verb (legal):
To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
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Table as a noun (poker, metonym):
Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. A flat tray which can be used as a table. The lineup of players at a given table. A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game. A service of Holy Communion.
Examples:
"That's the strongest table I've ever seen at a European Poker Tour event"
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Table as a noun (computing, chiefly, databases):
A two-dimensional presentation of data. A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns. A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table. A lookup table, most often a set of vectors. A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
Examples:
"The children were practising multiplication tables."
"Don’t you know your tables?"
"Here is a table of natural logarithms."
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Table as a noun (musical instruments):
The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
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Table as a noun (backgammon):
One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
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Table as a noun:
The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.
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Table as a verb:
To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
Examples:
"to table fines"
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Table as a verb (now, rare):
To supply (a guest, client etc.) with food at a table; to feed.
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Table as a verb (obsolete):
To delineate; to represent, as in a picture; to depict.
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Table as a verb (non-US):
To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.
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Table as a verb (chiefly, US):
To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve .
Examples:
"The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will not be discussing it until later."
"The [[motion]] was tabled, ensuring that it would not be taken up until a later date."
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Table as a verb (carpentry, obsolete):
To join (pieces of timber) together using coaks.
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Table as a verb:
To put on a table.
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Table as a verb (nautical):
To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.