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  1. data typenoun

    a classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what range of operations are allowed on them

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  1. Data type

    In computer science and computer programming, a data type (or simply type) is a collection or grouping of data values, usually specified by a set of possible values, a set of allowed operations on these values, and/or a representation of these values as machine types. A data type specification in a program constrains the possible values that an expression, such as a variable or a function call, might take. On literal data, it tells the compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use the data. Most programming languages support basic data types of integer numbers (of varying sizes), floating-point numbers (which approximate real numbers), characters and Booleans.

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  1. Data type

    In computer science and computer programming, a data type or simply type is a classification identifying one of various types of data, such as real-valued, integer or Boolean, that determines the possible values for that type; the operations that can be done on values of that type; the meaning of the data; and the way values of that type can be stored.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of data type in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of data type in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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