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datatype

datatype is the alternative spelling of data type.

Meaning of data type

Noun

data type (plural data types)

  1. 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.
    • Holonym: type system

Forms of datatype

pluraldatatypes

Questions about datatype

What is datatype the alternative spelling of?
Datatype is the alternative spelling of data type.

Words near datatype in the dictionary

  1. datastreams
  2. datastructure
  3. datastructures
  4. datathon
  5. datathons
  6. datatype
  7. datatypes
  8. dataveillance
  9. dataverse
  10. dataverses
  11. datavis

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