data type

ˈdætə taɪp

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Definition of data type - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

computer science

TECH.

category of data based on attributes and behaviors

TECH.

The data type determines how the data is processed..
Choosing the right data type is crucial for efficiency.
Each data type has specific operations.

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Expressions with data type

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abstract data type

data type defined by properties and operations only

The list is an abstract data type in Python.

Expressions with data

massage the data

change numbers or information to make results look better

They tried to massage the data before the report was published.

a flood of data

overwhelming amount of information to process

The researchers faced a flood of data from the new study.

torture the data

manipulate data to get desired results

The scientist decided to torture the data to support his hypothesis.

basic data

essential simple facts or figures needed to describe or understand something

The form asks for basic data like your name and address.

customer data

information collected about buyers such as identities purchases and contact details

The company uses customer data to improve its marketing campaigns.

data collector

person whose job is to gather information for some purpose

The company hired a data collector to interview customers after each visit.

Expressions with type

type up

write or input text using a keyboard

She had to type up the report by Friday.

someone's type

kind of person someone is attracted to

He realized she was definitely not his type.

against type

adv.

in a way that is not expected

He played the villain against type.

a man of someone's type

person matching someone's preferred characteristics

He's definitely a man of her type.

revert to type

go back to original form or state

The software reverted to type after the update failed.

play against type

act in a role different from usual

The comedian decided to play against type in the drama film.

reversion to type

return to an original state or behavior

After the experiment, the animals showed reversion to type.

athletic type

individual inclined towards sports and physical activities

She is an athletic type who loves running marathons.

body type

classification for tailoring fitness plans

His body type requires a high-protein diet.

not one's type

adj.

not matching someone's usual preferences or attraction

He's nice, but he's not my type.

Terms with data type included in their meaning

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edit box

technology

rectangular screen area where users type or change text or data

integer value

technology

data item stored using a whole-number type in software

primitive type

computer science

basic data type in programming languages

type conversion

technology

process of changing a value from one data type to another

container

technology

abstract data type holding collections

generic

adj.

technology

written to operate on any data type

subtype

technology

the data type represented by a subclass

typecast

technology

change the data type of a variable

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French:type de données, ...
German:Datentyp, ...
Italian:tipo di dati, ...
Spanish:tipo de datos, ...
Portuguese:tipo de dados, ...
Chinese:数据类型, ...
Japanese:データ型, ...
Arabic:نَوْع بَيانات, ...
Hebrew:סוּג נְתוּנִים, ...
Russian:тип данных, ...
Ukrainian:тип даних, ...
Hindi:डेटा प्रकार, ...
Bengali:ডেটা টাইপ, ...
Catalan:tipus de dades, ...
Czech:datový typ, ...
Danish:datatype, ...
Dutch:gegevenstype, ...
Greek:τύπος δεδομένων, ...
Hungarian:adattípus, ...
Khmer:ប្រភេទទិន្នន័យ, ...
Korean:데이터 유형, ...
Persian:نوع داده, ...
Polish:typ danych, ...
Portuguese (BR):tipo de dados, ...
Romanian:categorie de date, ...
Swedish:datatyp, ...
Thai:ชนิดข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:veri türü, ...
Vietnamese:kiểu dữ liệu, ...

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