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==STL==
==STL==
STL is the Standard Template Library.<br>
STL is the Standard Template Library originally implemented in 1994 by Stepanov and Lee from HP
STL can either refer to the 1994 original STL implementation by Stepanov and Lee from HP or the general set of algorithms, containers, functions, and iterators.<br>
STL consists of a general set of algorithms, containers, functions, and iterators, many of which are now built into the standard library (std) of C++.
Many STL containers are now built into the standard library (std) of C++.<br>
This section focuses only on the portions of STL which have been incorporated into the C++ standard library.
This section focuses only on the portions of STL which have been incorporated into the C++ standard library.