"reference type" meaning in English

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        "A data type that represents a reference to a value, as opposed to the value itself."
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        "(programming) A data type that represents a reference to a value, as opposed to the value itself."
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "data type",
          "word": "viittaustyyppi"
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