sublist

1 4.5

A smaller list that comes from a larger list, often in computing

noun
/ˈsʌbˌlɪst/

Specialized

: sublista

In programming, a sublist can be generated from a larger list to organize related items more effectively.

Examples

But he kept sublists, too, which tracked certain categories: birds seen on television, birds seen mating, birds in dreams, birds found dead.

Fiction book (1991)
We've got I is going to be the index from my left sublist and J will be the index from my right sublist.
The pair comparison task was identical on all three occasions, half the subjects receiving each sublist.

Academic text (1990)
Yet another way to create a triangle in Illustrator is to first create a square or rectangle by using the Rectangle Tool (found in the same sublist as the Polygon Tool on the Tool Bar).

Blog text (18)
You can easily create a sublist of your favorite movies within your complete watchlist.
To analyze the data better, I made a sublist of the top five sales from last month.

How Big

dataset

Specialized

23 3.5

list

∞ 1.0

sublist

Specialized

1 4.5

item

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

sublist singular

sublists plural

Morphology

sublist = list (transparent) = sub + list

Meaning is directly derived from the productive prefix 'sub-' (indicating a part/secondary) plus the noun 'list', a straightforward formation in computing.

Etymology

Sublist combines sub- meaning 'under' or 'part of' and list, so it means a smaller list inside a larger one. That's why a sublist is used in computing when you take a part of a list or array to work with.