Data type — For other uses, see Data type (disambiguation). In computer programming, a data type is a classification identifying one of various types of data, such as floating point, integer, or Boolean, that determines the possible values for that type; the … Wikipedia
Opaque data type — In computer science, an opaque data type is a user defined data type used like built in data type. It is incompletely defined in an interface, so that ordinary client programs can only manipulate data of that type by calling procedures that have… … Wikipedia
Array data type — Not to be confused with Array data structure. In computer science, an array type is a data type that is meant to describe a collection of elements (values or variables), each selected by one or more indices that can be computed at run time by the … Wikipedia
Complex data type — Some programming languages provide a complex data type for complex number storage and arithmetic as a built in (primitive) data type. In some programming environments the term complex data type (in contrast to primitive data types) is a synonym… … Wikipedia
Abstract data type — In computing, an abstract data type (ADT) is a specification of a set of data and the set of operations that can be performed on the data. Such a data type is abstract in the sense that it is independent of various concrete implementations. The… … Wikipedia
Decimal data type — Some programming languages provide a built in (primitive) or library decimal data type to represent non repeating decimal fractions like 0.3 and 1.17 without rounding, and to do arithmetic on them. Examples are the decimal.Decimal type of Python … Wikipedia
Type system — Type systems Type safety Inferred vs. Manifest Dynamic vs. Static Strong vs. Weak Nominal vs. Structural Dependent typing Duck typing Latent typing Linear typing Uniqueness typing … Wikipedia
Data as a service — Data as a service, or DaaS, is a cousin of software as a service[1]. Like all members of the as a Service (aaS) family, DaaS is based on the concept that the product, data in this case, can be provided on demand[2] to the user regardless of… … Wikipedia
Data structure — In computer science, a data structure is a particular way of storing and organizing data in a computer so that it can be used efficiently.[1][2] Different kinds of data structures are suited to different kinds of applications, and some are highly … Wikipedia
Type conversion — This article is about the computer science concept. For the aviation licensing process, see Type conversion (aviation). In computer science, type conversion, typecasting, and coercion refers to different ways of, implicitly or explicitly,… … Wikipedia
Type 051B destroyer — The Type 051B Luhai class is a class of destroyer built by the People s Republic of China. It consists of only one ship, No.167 Shenzhen . When Shenzhen was commissioned into the People s Liberation Army Navy in 1998, it was then, the largest… … Wikipedia