"data type" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: data types [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} data type (plural data types)
  1. (programming) A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them. Categories (topical): Programming Synonyms: datatype Translations (classification or category of data): 資料型別 (Chinese Mandarin), 资料型别 (zīliào xíngbié) (Chinese Mandarin), 數據類型 (Chinese Mandarin), 数据类型 (shùjù lèixíng) (Chinese Mandarin), datový typ [masculine] (Czech), tietotyyppi (Finnish), type de données [masculine] (French), type [masculine] (French), Datentyp [masculine] (German), τύπος δεδομένων (týpos dedoménon) [masculine] (Greek), adattípus (Hungarian), gagnatag [neuter] (Icelandic), gagnagerð [feminine] (Icelandic), データ型 (dēta gata) (Japanese), datatype [masculine] (Norwegian), tipo de dado [masculine] (Portuguese), tip de date [neuter] (Romanian), fel de date [neuter] (Romanian), тип да́нных (tip dánnyx) [masculine] (Russian), тип (tip) [masculine] (Russian), tipo de dato [masculine] (Spanish), datatyp [common-gender] (Swedish), veri tipi (Turkish), loại dữ liệu (Vietnamese)

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      "word": "fel de date"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "classification or category of data",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "classification or category of data",
      "word": "veri tipi"
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      "code": "vi",
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