Data types
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Programming[1]
Data type determines what sort of data is being stored and how it will be used by the program. In computer science and computer programming, a data type or simply type is an attribute of data which tells the compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use the data [2].
Primitive data types are typically types that are built-in or basic to a language implementation.[3]