abstract type

noun

a type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated.

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Meanings

nounabstract type (plural abstract types)

plural abstract types

  1. computinga type in a nominative type system that cannot be instantiated.
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APA

abstract type. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20type

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“abstract type.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20type. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstract type,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstract%20type.

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