# Data Management (DM) `DM` objects are used to manage communication between the algebraic structures in PETSc (`Vec` and `Mat`) and mesh data structures in PDE-based (or other) simulations. See, for structured grids `DMDA`, for staggered grids `DMSTAG`, and for unstructured grids `DMPLEX`. Users guide chapter: [](part_dm). Examples

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data_bucket.c
data_bucket.h
data_ex.c
data_ex.h
swarm.c
swarm_migrate.c
swarmpic.c
swarmpic_da.c
swarmpic_plex.c
swarmpic_sort.c
swarmpic_view.c
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