Phrase guide

data type

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • Holonym: type system

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Broader terms: type[Appendix:Glossary

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 資料型別 /资料型别 (zīliào xíngbié) — classification or category of data
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數據類型 /数据类型 (shùjù lèixíng) — classification or category of data
  • Czech: datový typ — classification or category of data
  • Finnish: tietotyyppi — classification or category of data
  • French: type de données — classification or category of data
  • French: type — classification or category of data
  • Galician: tipo de dato — classification or category of data
  • German: Datentyp — classification or category of data
  • Greek: τύπος δεδομένων (týpos dedoménon) — classification or category of data
  • Hungarian: adattípus — classification or category of data
  • Icelandic: gagnatag — classification or category of data
  • Icelandic: gagnagerð — classification or category of data
  • Japanese: データ型 (dēta gata) — classification or category of data
  • Norwegian: datatype — classification or category of data
  • Polish: typ danych — classification or category of data
  • Portuguese: tipo de dado — classification or category of data
  • Romanian: tip de date — classification or category of data
  • Romanian: fel de date — classification or category of data
  • Russian: тип да́нных (tip dánnyx) — classification or category of data
  • Russian: тип (tip) — classification or category of data
  • Spanish: tipo de dato — classification or category of data
  • Swedish: datatyp — classification or category of data
  • Turkish: veri tipi — classification or category of data
  • Vietnamese: loại dữ liệu — classification or category of data