"generic type" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: generic types [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} generic type (plural generic types)
  1. (object-oriented programming) A type which can be instantiated with any other type. Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming Translations (type which can be instantiated with any other type): geneerinen tyyppi (Finnish), type générique (French), generischer Typ [masculine] (German)

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