A treelike branching structure where each component has only one owner or higher level component. A 1:N structure.
This type of data storage refers to data linked together in a tree-like fashion, similar to the conceot of family lines, where data relations can be traced through particular arms of the hierarchy. Knowledge about these data is dependant on the data structure.
A way to organize data on computer systems using a hierarchy of containers, often called folders (directories) and files. In this scheme, folders may contain other folders and files. The successive containment of folders within folders creates the levels of organization, which is the hierarchy.
A system of organisation similar to the chain of command in the military where the root of the hierarchy is the primary element in the system. Using the military example, the President is the leader of all of the armed forces, followed by the head of the joint chiefs of staff, then the top generals and admirals in the various branches of the military, etc. A similar system is used in categorising the data contained on a computer, beginning with a computer's root directories, then subdirectories, folders, and files.
Arranged in the standard military organization of units; characterized by a vertical hierarchy of information flow and decision making
Of, relating to, or constituting a sequentially related series of levels in a classification scheme.
A method of organizing a computer program or a system design with a series of levels; each level with further subdivisions, as in a pyramid or tree structure. (Most operating systems use a hierarchical file structure of directories and subdirectories.)
A structure based upon the classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing from highest to lowest.
A logical structure that classifies information in a series of steps, starting with broad, simple classifications, and proceeding, in stages, to narrow, precise classifications.
A form of document or file structure, also known as a tree structure, where all elements except the root have parents, and all elements may or may not have children.