datatype

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A form of data type — 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.

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Meanings

noundatatype (plural datatypes)

plural datatypes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of data type.
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APA

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

MLA

“datatype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datatype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “datatype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/datatype.

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