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What Is Linked List?
Linked List Data Structure
A linked list stores elements as nodes where each node points to the next. Unlike arrays, elements aren't contiguous in memory — insertion and deletion are O(1) at known positions (no shifting needed), but accessing the nth element requires traversing from the head: O(n).
How Linked List Works
Singly linked: each node has data + pointer to next. Doubly linked: each node also points to previous (enables reverse traversal). Used in: browser history (back/forward), undo systems, LRU caches, and as building blocks for stacks and queues.
Key Concepts
- Node — Contains data and a pointer (reference) to the next node — the building block of linked lists
- Head/Tail — Head is the first node; tail is the last node — traversal starts from the head
- Singly vs Doubly — Singly: forward-only traversal. Doubly: bidirectional traversal — more memory but more flexible
- O(1) Insertion/Deletion — Adding or removing at a known position doesn't require shifting other elements
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Frequently Asked Questions
Array vs linked list?
Arrays for indexed access and iteration. Linked lists for frequent insertion/deletion at arbitrary positions. In practice, arrays (and dynamic arrays like ArrayList) are almost always faster due to CPU cache locality.
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