"composite type" meaning in English

See composite type in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-composite type.ogg Forms: composite types [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} composite type (plural composite types)
  1. (computer science) A data type that can be constructed in a programming language out of that language's primitive types and other composite types; exemplified by array, structure, and class. Wikipedia link: composite type Categories (topical): Computer science Hypernyms: type Hyponyms: array, class, object, structure

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