<jargon> Matching computer tools to job activities so that the
computer system structure parallels the organisation structure
and work functions. Both personal computers and employees
operate in a decentralised environment with monitoring of
achievement of management objectives from centralised
corporate systems.
http://www.moultonco.com/balanced.htm.
(1996-04-15)
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balanced tree definition
<algorithm> An optimisation of a tree which aims to keep
equal numbers of items on each subtree of each node so as to
minimise the maximum path from the root to any leaf node.
As items are inserted and deleted, the tree is restructured to
keep the nodes balanced and the search paths uniform. Such an
algorithm is appropriate where the overheads of the
reorganisation on update are outweighed by the benefits of
faster search.
A B-tree is a kind of balanced tree that can have more
than two subtrees at each node (i.e. one that is not
restricted to being a binary tree).
(2000-01-10)
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