value type

noun

A data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else.

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Meanings

nounvalue type (plural value types)

plural value types

  1. computingA data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else.
  2. computingA data type having deep-copy semantics.

Translations

Finnish arvotyyppi
  • arvotyyppidata type
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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