supertype

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noun

The data type represented by a superclass.

OriginEnglish type ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupertype (plural supertypes)

plural supertypes

  1. computingThe data type represented by a superclass.
verbsupertype (third-person singular simple present supertypes, present participle supertyping, simple past and past participle supertyped)

present singular third person supertypes · participle present supertyping · participle past supertyped · past supertyped

  1. computingTo categorize as a supertype.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishtype
  8. Englishsupertype

From super- + type.

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APA

supertype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertype

MLA

“supertype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertype. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supertype,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertype.

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