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5 AristotlePagaltzis 1 A DataType is a class of data.
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5 AristotlePagaltzis 3 There are two kinds of DataType~s: atomic (FloatingPoint numbers, Integers, single characters, [Pointer]s) and compound (arrays, structs, objects). Compound [DataType]s are composed of other [DataType]s (be that atomic or other compound ones). DataType~s are the building blocks of DataStructure~s.
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5 AristotlePagaltzis 5 In some ProgrammingLanguage~s, such as [C++], [Template]s can be used to define classes of DataType~s.