Data type

Authors:
Ben Shneiderman
Affiliations:
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Venue:
Encyclopedia of Computer Science
Year:
2003

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Abstract

A data type is an interpretation applied to a string of bits. Data types may be classified as structured or scalar. Scalar data types include real, integer, double precision, logical ("Boolean"), character, pointer, and label.