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In SystemVerilog, arrays are used to store multiple values of the same data type and are classified into packed arrays, unpacked arrays, multidimensional arrays, and dynamic arrays. A packed array stores elements as contiguous bits and is declared before the variable name, making it ideal for representing buses, registers, and hardware signals (e.g., logic [7:0] data). An unpacked array is declared after the variable name and stores separate elements, making it suitable for memories and collections of variables (e.g., logic data[7:0]). One-dimensional arrays contain a single row of elements and are commonly used for simple storage structures, while two-dimensional arrays organize data in rows and columns, making them useful for matrices, image processing, and memory modeling. Three-dimensional arrays extend this concept by adding another dimension, enabling the modeling of complex structures such as video frames, memory banks, and multidimensional datasets. A dynamic array is an unpacked array whose size can be allocated and changed during simulation using the new[] method, providing flexible memory management when the number of elements is not known in advance. Packed arrays are primarily used in RTL design for bit-level operations, whereas unpacked, multidimensional, and dynamic arrays are extensively used in verification environments, testbenches, scoreboards, data storage, protocol modeling, and UVM-based verification for handling large and flexible datasets efficiently.