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rotate right
(1) In a binary search tree, pushing a node N down and to the right to balance the tree. N's left child replaces N, and the left child's right child becomes N's left child. (2) In an array, moving all items to the next higher location. The last item is moved to the first location, which is now vacant. (3) In a list, removing the tail and inserting it at the head.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Computer science
- Category: Algorithms & data structures
- Government Agency: NIST
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