A structure is a collection of variables usually of different types that can be used as a single item to handle data more efficiently. An array can be used only to represent a group of data items that belong to the same type. But, if we want to represent a collection of data items of different types using a single name, array can not be used. At that situation, structure is used. Defining a Structure: Syntax: struct structure_name { type1 member_variable1; type2 member_variable2; . ...
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