"generic type" meaning in English

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        "A type which can be instantiated with any other type."
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        "(object-oriented programming) A type which can be instantiated with any other type."
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          "sense": "type which can be instantiated with any other type",
          "word": "geneerinen tyyppi"
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          "sense": "type which can be instantiated with any other type",
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          "sense": "type which can be instantiated with any other type",
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          "word": "generischer Typ"
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        "(object-oriented programming) A type which can be instantiated with any other type."
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      "sense": "type which can be instantiated with any other type",
      "word": "geneerinen tyyppi"
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