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A(n) __________ is a common list operation used in programming. Its purpose is to iterate through a list of items, one item at a time, and check each one to see if it has exactly what we are looking for.

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Linear search

You implement this algorithm by iterating over each item, and checking if the item matches what you are searching for.

It is linear because it takes a linear amount of time to search for an item.
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