https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trie#History,_etymology,_and_pronunciation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trie#History,_etymology,_and_p... The idea was independe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trie#History,_etymology,_and_pronunciation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trie#History,_etymology,_and_p... The idea was independently described in 1960 by Edward Fredkin, who coined the term trie, pronouncing it /ˈtriː/ (as "tree"), after the middle syllable of retrieval. However, other authors pronounce it /ˈtraɪ/ (as "try"), in an attempt to distinguish it verbally from "tree".