which is software that directly operates the computer hardware, to provide basic functionality needed by users and other software, and to provide a platform for running application software. System software includes:
Definition of ASSOCIATIVE. 1. : of or relating to association especially of ideas or images. 2. : dependent on or acquired by association or learning. 3.
VBA Dictionary Object. By Pan Pantziarka. Introducing...the Dictionary. The associative array, often called a Map or Hash Map, is one of the most useful data structures available to the programmer. Unlike a normal indexed array, the contents of an associative array are accessed via a 'key' rather than a numerical index.