# Tiny associative array (alist-like)

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**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** data\_structures\
**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tiny-associative-array-alist-like/57937 "2021-03-25T15:22:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris-b1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chris-b1/32/14165_2.png) [@chris-b1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chris-b1)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tiny-associative-array-alist-like/57937/3 "2021-03-25T16:28:17Z")

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You might try the `ArrayDictionary` from Dictionaries.jl, also by @andyferris.

> **[GitHub - andyferris/Dictionaries.jl: An alternative interface for...](https://github.com/andyferris/Dictionaries.jl#other-dictionary-types)**
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> An alternative interface for dictionaries in Julia, for improved productivity and performance - GitHub - andyferris/Dictionaries.jl: An alternative interface for dictionaries in Julia, for improved...

There’s been some discussion of that package on Discourse e.g.

> [@\[ANN\] Dictionaries.jl 0.3.0 - now using ordered collections by default](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-dictionaries-jl-0-3-0-now-using-ordered-collections-by-default/41249):
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> I’d like to announce the release of Dictionaries.jl v0.3.0. The headline changes are that dictionaries and indices now have a well-defined order (just like in OrderedCollections.jl) and that HashDictionary has been renamed to Dictionary for brevity and to better match Base. The creation of a brand new hash-based dictionary has been a tonne of work, and I’m glad to be finally releasing it. It’s design is inspired by the ordered hash dictionary released in CPython 3.6. I believe it is well teste…

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