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Suffix array

In computer science, a suffix array is a sorted array of all suffixes of a string. It is a data structure used in, among others, full-text indices, data-compression algorithms, and the field of bibliometrics.

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Construction
O ( n ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {O}}(n)}
Invented by
Manber & Myers (1990)
Space
O ( n ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {O}}(n)}
Type
Array

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Space efficiency

Construction algorithms

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Suffix array

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Edges37
Triples205
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
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Suffix array

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related to References · 146
Suffix array → Abouelhoda, ACM, ACM Computing Surveys, AID-SPE274, Algorithms, Almost Pure Induced-Sorting, An, Andrew, Annual Symposium, Arnold, Array Construction, Automata, Baeza-Yates, Better, BFb0027775, Bioinformatics, Burkhardt, Chan, Checking, CO
related to Enhanced suffix arrays · 10
Suffix array → Enhanced, Enhanced Suffix Array, However, It, LCP-interval, Moreover, Sigma, Suffix, The, To
has application · 9
Suffix array → Abouelhoda, Finding, Kurtz, LCP, Manber, Myers, Ohlebusch, Thanks, The
related to External links · 8
Suffix array → API, Array, Array Implementation, BWT, Implementations, JavaSuffix, PythonLinear Time Suffix Array, RubySuffix
related to Space efficiency · 8
Suffix array → Analyzed, Assuming, For, However, Manber, Myers, Suffix, This
related to Constructing the lcp-interval · 4
Suffix array → For, If, The, This
related to Correspondence to suffix trees · 4
Suffix array → For, LCP, Suffix, The
related to Constructing a suffix link table · 3
Suffix array → Every, The, When
related to Definition · 3
Suffix array → Let, The, This
related to Generalized suffix array · 3
Suffix array → GSA, The, This

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Suffix arrayConstructionO ( n ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {O}}(n)}1.00infobox
Suffix arrayInvented byManber & Myers (1990)1.00infobox
Suffix arraySpaceO ( n ) {\displaystyle {\mathcal {O}}(n)}1.00infobox
Suffix arrayTypeArray1.00infobox
Suffix arrayis asorted array of all suffixes of a string0.90text
the FM-indexinstance ofthe suffix array would therefore occupy about 16 times more memory than the genome itself.Such discrepancies motivated a trend towards compressed suffix arrays and BWT-based com…0.80text
Suffix arrayhas applicationThe0.60section
Suffix arrayhas applicationFinding0.60section
Suffix arrayhas applicationThanks0.60section
Suffix arrayhas applicationManber0.60section
Suffix arrayhas applicationMyers0.60section
Suffix arrayhas applicationLCP0.60section

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