1. (balanced multiway search tree) of degree n (≥2). A multiway search tree of degree n in which the root node has degree ≥2, every nonterminal node other than the root has degree k, where
and every leaf node occurs at the same level. Originally defined by R. Beyer and E. McCreight, the data structure provides an efficient dynamic retrieval device.
An extension to a B-tree is a B+ tree, which is used as a primary index to an indexed file. It comprises two parts: a sequential index containing an entry for every record in the file, and a B-tree acting as a multilevel index to the sequential index entries. B+ trees are used in VSAM.
2. A binary tree with no nodes of degree one.