value type

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Synonyms: value types

Antonyms: value types

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[data type]] that represents a value directly, rather than a [[pointer]] or [[reference]] to something else.
2. {{lb|en|programming}} A data type having [[deep copy|deep-copy]] [[semantics]].

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