built-in type

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪltɪn ˈtaɪp/

Noun

built-in type (plural built-in types)

1. (computer science) A data type provided by a programming language as a basic building block, such as integer, character or Boolean, but in some languages also list, hash table or first class function.

Related terms

• primitive type
• composite type