# How exactly are Julia Arrays Implemented?

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**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [January 5, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-exactly-are-julia-arrays-implemented/92564 "2023-01-05T18:13:29Z")\
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In C:

> <https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/321c5f55165643cff299ae7d270cfb3d5df73779/src/julia.h#L172-L189>

See also: [What is special about Array, String, and Symbol?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-special-about-array-string-and-symbol/48557)

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