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value type

value type noun: a data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else.

Noun

value type (plural value types)

  1. A data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else.
  2. A data type having deep-copy semantics.

Forms of value type

pluralvalue types

Questions about value type

What does value type mean?
Value type means a data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else.
What part of speech is value type?
Value type is a noun.
What is the plural of value type?
The plural of value type is value types.

Words near value type in the dictionary

  1. value systems
  2. value theories
  3. value theory
  4. value trap
  5. value traps
  6. value type
  7. value types
  8. value voter
  9. value voters
  10. value-add
  11. value-added

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