<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Suggest a suitable data structure for storing employee information.
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<|im_start|>assistant
A suitable data structure for storing employee information could be a hash table, where the keys are the employee IDs, and the values are the employee details such as name, role, and contact details. This data structure would provide efficient lookups, while being easy to maintain and update.<|im_end|>
