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structuren

Structuren is the Dutch noun for structures and the verb "to structure." In Dutch, 'structuren' can refer to physical frameworks or to the arrangement of components in a system, and is used across disciplines to describe how parts relate and fit together. The term derives from Latin structura, via French structure, and has a long-standing role in scientific and everyday language.

In architecture and civil engineering, structures are load-bearing frameworks designed to support weight, resist forces, and

The term is used in everyday language to discuss how things are organized, whether in design, function,

maintain
safety;
analysis
involves
understanding
load
paths,
material
properties,
and
geometry.
In
biology,
structure
refers
to
the
arrangement
of
parts
from
cells
to
organs,
and
to
the
overall
organization
of
tissue.
In
computer
science
and
information
technology,
data
structures
and
file
structures
organize
information
for
efficient
processing
and
retrieval.
In
linguistics,
syntactic
structures
describe
the
hierarchical
arrangement
of
words
and
phrases.
In
sociology
and
economics,
organizational
and
institutional
structures
describe
how
roles,
rules,
and
resources
are
arranged
and
governed.
In
materials
science
and
crystallography,
crystal
structures
describe
the
spatial
arrangement
of
atoms
in
a
material.
or
theory.
Dutch
usage
often
forms
compounds
such
as
organisatiestructuur
or
databasestructuren
to
express
organizational
or
data
organization.