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A DataType is a class of [Data].
-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).
+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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In some ProgrammingLanguages, such as [C++], [Template]s can be used to define classes of [DataType]s.
