abstract data type

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abstract data type

noun abstract data types

A data type defined only by data properties and operations to be performed on the data without any specification as to how the data will be represented or the operations performed.
Similar: ADT

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noun data type defined only by data properties and operations

中文	抽象數據類型 /抽象数据类型 chōuxiàng shùjù lèixíng
Français	type abstrait de données
Deutsch	abstrakter Datentyp
Ελληνικά	αφηρημένος τύπος δεδομένων afiriménos týpos dedoménon

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@misc{abstract_data_type_2026,
  title = {abstract data type},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abstract%20data%20type},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}