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built-in type

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Canada: /ˈbɪltɪn ˈtaɪp/

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noun

Meaning 1

A data type provided by a programming language as a basic building block, such as integer, character or Boolean, but in some languages also list, hash table or first class function.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

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