primitive abstract data type
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primitive abstract data type
(′prim·əd·iv ′ab′strakt ′dad·ə ′tīp)
(computer science) A simple abstract data type that is typically implemented directly in a high-level programming language; examples include integers and real numbers (with appropriate arithmetic operators), booleans (with appropriate logical operators), text strings, and pointers.
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