"value type" meaning in English

See value type in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: value types [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} value type (plural value types)
  1. (programming) A data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else. Categories (topical): Programming Coordinate_terms: reference type
    Sense id: en-value_type-en-noun-zqvei-SK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  2. (programming) A data type having deep-copy semantics. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-value_type-en-noun-3Da1eSMb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (data type): arvotyyppi (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'data type': 46 54

Inflected forms

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