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data type
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data type

A category of data. Typical data types are numeric, alphanumeric (character), dates and logical (true/false). Programming languages allow for the creation of different data types.

When data are assigned a type, they cannot be treated like another type. For example, alphanumeric data cannot be calculated, and digits within numeric data cannot be isolated. Date types can only contain valid dates.

data type [′dad·ə ‚tīp]
(computer science)
The manner in which a sequence of bits represents data in a computer program.
data type - type


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