abstract data type

noun

A data type defined only by data properties and operations to be performed on the data without any specification as to how the data will be represented or the operations performed.

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Meanings

nounabstract data type (plural abstract data types)

plural abstract data types

  1. computingA data type defined only by data properties and operations to be performed on the data without any specification as to how the data will be represented or the operations performed.

    Synonyms: ADT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA data type defined only by data properties and operations to be performed on the data without any specification as to how the data will be represented or the operations performed.

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ADT

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 抽象數據類型 /抽象数据类型
  • 抽象數據類型 /抽象数据类型 (chōuxiàng shùjù lèixíng)data type defined only by data properties and operations
Esperanto abstrakta datumtipo
  • abstrakta datumtipodata type defined only by data properties and operations
Finnish abstrakti tietotyyppi
  • abstrakti tietotyyppidata type defined only by data properties and operations
French type abstrait de données
  • type abstrait de donnéesdata type defined only by data properties and operations
German abstrakter Datentyp
  • abstrakter Datentypdata type defined only by data properties and operations
Greek αφηρημένος τύπος δεδομένων
  • αφηρημένος τύπος δεδομένων (afiriménos týpos dedoménon)data type defined only by data properties and operations
Hungarian absztrakt adattípus
  • absztrakt adattípusdata type defined only by data properties and operations
Icelandic hugræn gagnagerð, hugræn gagnategund
  • hugræn gagnagerðdata type defined only by data properties and operations
  • hugræn gagnategunddata type defined only by data properties and operations
  • hugrænt gagnatagdata type defined only by data properties and operations
Polish abstrakcyjny typ danych
  • abstrakcyjny typ danychdata type defined only by data properties and operations
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APA

abstract data type. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20data%20type

MLA

“abstract data type.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20data%20type. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstract data type,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20data%20type.

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