Standard C++	Library
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 NAME

   Associative_Containers  - Associative	containers are ordered
   containers.  These containers provide member functions that allow
   the efficient insertion, retrieval and manipulation of keys.   The
   standard library provides the map, multimap, set and multiset
   associative containers. map and multimap associate values with the
   keys and allow for fast retrieval of the value, based upon fast
   retrieval of the key.	set and	multiset store only keys, allowing
   fast retrieval of the key itself.

 SEE ALSO

   For more information about associative containers, see the
   Containers section of this reference guide, or see the section on
   the specific container.

 STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
   ANSI X3J16/ISO WG21 Joint C++	Committee