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Data type Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Data Type
The characteristic of a variable that determines what kind of data it can hold. Data types include Byte, Boolean, Integer, Long, Currency, Decimal, Single, Double, Date, String, Object, Variant (default), and user-defined types, as well as specific types of objects.
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Data type of the variable; See ( Byte Boolean, Integer, Long , Currency , Single, Double , Decimal , Date , String , Object , Variant , a user-defined type or an object type .)
The characteristic of a variable that determines what kind of data it can hold. Data types include Byte, Boolean, Integer, Long, Currency, Decimal, Single, Double, Date, String, Object, Variant (default), and user-defined types, as well as specific types of objects.
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Data type of the variable; See ( Byte Boolean, Integer, Long , Currency , Single, Double , Decimal , Date , String , Object , Variant , a user-defined type or an object type .)
| Internet Glossary |
Data type
In programming, classification of a particular type of information. It is easy for humans to distinguish between different types of data. We can usually tell at a glance whether a number is a percentage, a time, or an amount of money. We do this through special symbols -- %, :, and $ -- that indicate the data's type. Similarly, a computer uses special internal codes to keep track of the different types of data it processes.
Most programming languages require the programmer to declare the data type of every data object, and most database systems require the user to specify the type of each data field. The available data types vary from one programming language to another, and from one database application to another, but the following usually exist in one form or another:
integer: In more common parlance, whole number; a number that has no fractional part.
floating-point: A number with a decimal point. For example, 3 is an integer, but 3.5 is a floating-point number.
character (text): Readable text
In programming, classification of a particular type of information. It is easy for humans to distinguish between different types of data. We can usually tell at a glance whether a number is a percentage, a time, or an amount of money. We do this through special symbols -- %, :, and $ -- that indicate the data's type. Similarly, a computer uses special internal codes to keep track of the different types of data it processes.
Most programming languages require the programmer to declare the data type of every data object, and most database systems require the user to specify the type of each data field. The available data types vary from one programming language to another, and from one database application to another, but the following usually exist in one form or another:
integer: In more common parlance, whole number; a number that has no fractional part.
floating-point: A number with a decimal point. For example, 3 is an integer, but 3.5 is a floating-point number.
character (text): Readable text
| DW and OLAP terms |
data type
An attribute that specifies what type of information can be stored in a column, parameter, or variable. System-supplied data types are provided by SQL Server; user-defined data types can also be created.
An attribute that specifies what type of information can be stored in a column, parameter, or variable. System-supplied data types are provided by SQL Server; user-defined data types can also be created.
| Noman's Java(TM) Glossary |
data type
The type of value represented by a constant, variable, or some other program object. Java data types include the integer types byte, short, int, and long; the floating-point types float and double; the character type char; and the Boolean type boolean.
The type of value represented by a constant, variable, or some other program object. Java data types include the integer types byte, short, int, and long; the floating-point types float and double; the character type char; and the Boolean type boolean.
Data type Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Data type Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Data type
In programming languages a data type defines a set of values and the allowable operations on those values. For example, in the Java programming language, the "int" type represents the set of 32-bit integers ranging in value from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647, and the operations such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication that can be performed on integers. Almost all programming languages explicitly include the notion of data type, though different languages may use different terminology. Common data types in programming languages include those that represent integers, floating point numbers, and characters, and a language may support many more. Most programming languages also allow the programmer to define additional data types, usually by combining multiple elements of other types and defining the valid operations of the new data type. For example, a programmer might create a new data type named "Person" that specifies that data interpreted as Person would include a name and a date of birth.
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