(data structure)
Definition: A B-tree in which keys are stored in the leaves.
Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
B-tree.
See also B*-tree.
Note: An early use of the name, "B+-tree", is Douglas Comer, The Ubiquitous B-Tree, Computing Surveys, 11(2):121-137, June 1979.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 6 November 2007.
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Paul E. Black, "B+-tree", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 6 November 2007. (accessed TODAY)
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