the format of the data in a field. Common data types include text, numerical, long integer, Boolean (true/false), date or time.
The type of data that is being used in a computer program. Different types of data take up different amounts of space. Some common data types are integer,...
The type of a piece of data. ODBC defines C and SQL data types. See also type indicator.
(Also data type) The form that a given piece of data takes — for example, an int string gss_name_t structure, or a gss_OID_set structure.
The attribute of a field that determines the kind of data the field can contain.
In programming, a definition of a set of data that specifies the possible range of values of the set, the operations that can be performed on the values, and the way in which the values are stored in memory. See also aggregate type, scalar type.
A 32-byte character field, blank filled, case sensitive. Specifies the type of data (e.g., real, integer, complex) associated with this node. The supported data types are listed below.
Property of a field that determines what type of information the field contains. The choices are character, date and time, diary, integer, real, and selection.
NCL: A data type is a representation of data that defines a size and valid range for numerical data or provides a reference to a file or HLU graphical object.
is voxel's numeric representation, for example, unsigned byte, or float.
a designation that identifies values that share common properties and operations. Icon has 12 data types: co-expression, cset, file, integer, list, null, procedure, real, set, string, table, and window. In addition, each record declaration defines a data type. The term data type often is shortened to type.
Any one of several different types of data, such as integer, real, double precision, complex, logical, and Hollerith. Each has a different mathematical or logical significance and may have different internal representation.
In programming, classification of a particular type of information. For example: int, floating-point, char.
The basic attribute of a variable, constant or data value such as integer, floating point (real), double precision, boolean or complex.
The kind of data being stored or manipulated. In programming, the data type specifies the range of values that a variable or constant can hold, and how that information is stored in the computer memory. There are four basic types: Floating-point, Integer, Double and the String/character data type.
A named category of data that has a set of values, a way to denote its values, and a set of operation s for interpreting and manipulating the values. Fortran 90 intrinsic data types include character, complex, double precision, integer, logical, and real. HP Fortran 90 also provides the byte and double complex data types as extensions. See also derived type.
The characteristic of a data element that describes whether it is numeric, alphabetic, or alphanumeric.
a certain type of variable
a descriptor that is assigned to a variable or column and that indicates the type of data that the variable or column can hold
a set of lexical representations for a corresponding set of values
a set of representable values
a set of values and a set of operations on those values
a type of information that can be entered in the cells of a column
a type whose values have no identity, i
a value type if it holds the data within its own memory allocation
The type of a piece of data. The data type of a consumer variable, a parameter, or a column is identified by a type indicator.
A property of a field that defines the kinds of data the field can store. Data types include Text (string), Rich Text, Whole Number, Decimal, True/False (Boolean), Hyperlink, Date, Time, Date and Time, and Picture.
(n.) a named category of data that is characterized by a set of values, together with a way to denote those values and a collection of operations that interpret and manipulate the values. For an intrinsic data type, the set of data values depends on the values of the type parameters.
Data description attached to a PCRaster map. It defines the scale and the domain of the data stored in the map and as result the behaviour with respect to operations performed upon the map. See Also: boolean data type, nominal data type, ordinal data type, scalar data type, directional data type, ldd data type.
C++ insists when you set up a variable, that you define what sort of variable it is going to be. It may be an integer, which means that it can only store whole numbers, or it could be a floating point number, which can hold decimals. There are other data types as well.
In a database or application such as Excel, a data type provides context for the software to interpret alphanumeric data. For example, a date or a person's name may both be represented by the letters "May". Different types of data have different sorting rules, so data types help applications know which rule to apply. For example, "May" comes before "June" when sorted as months but "June" comes before "May" when sorted alphabetically.
A standard form of data. Some common Oracle data types are CHAR, VARCHAR2, DATE, NUMBER, LONG, RAW, and LONG RAW.
See built-in data type, extended data type.
The kind of data stored in a field. NUMERIC, COMPUTED, and WORD-PROCESSING are examples of VA FileMan DATA TYPEs.
(1) The mathematical properties and internal representation of data and functions. The four basic types are integer, real, complex, and logical. IBM. (2) An attribute used for defining data as numeric or character. IBM.
Set of characteristics that define a group of values. A fixed-point data type is defined by its word length, its fraction length, and whether it is signed or unsigned. A floating-point data type is defined by its word length and whether it is signed or unsigned. See also fixed-point representation, floating-point representation, fraction length, word length
The characteristic of a field that specifies and limits what kinds of data Access will accept in that field.
The properties and internal representation that characterize data and functions.
The structural characteristics, features and properties of data that may be directly specified by a programming language; for example, integers, real numbers in Fortran; arrays in APL; linked lists in LISP; character string in SNOBOL.
database system term that is used to define the characteristic of a particular field. The system will then expect all values in this field to conform to given rules on this type, i.e. numeric types cannot contain word characters.
The characteristic of a field that determines what type of data it can hold. Data types include Boolean, Integer, Long, Currency, Single, Double, Date, String, and Variant (default).
a characteristics that determines which field values can be used. Examples: text, value or number, ole, etc. The allowable data types is determined by the DBMS vender.
The format of data, such as CHAR or NUMERIC. In the ANSI SQL standard, data types can also include a restriction on size, character set, and collation. See also: user-defined data type.
Definition of the data. int, char, float.
The specification of permitted values. A data type limits the values which are allowed to be used. DBMS Database Management System - software that handles access to a database.
Unit of data storage in a software system. Some of Oracle's built-in data types are: NUMBER, CHAR, VARCHAR2, DATE, BLOB, CLOB, etc. Abstract data types can also be defined.
The data type is simply the type of information that a variable holds. Perl has four main data types: scalars, arrays, associative arrays or hashes, and references. See also Scalars, Arrays, Hashes.
In a programming language, a set of data with values having predefined characteristics. Examples include integer, floating point unit number, character, string, and pointer. Usually, a limited number of such data types come built into a language. The language usually specifies the range of values for a given data type, how the values are processed by the computer, and how they are stored.
The characteristic of the data being stored. For example, numeric, alphanumeric, dates, and logical (true/false) are typical data types. When data is assigned a particular type, it can be manipulated only according to the rule of that type.
A mechanism that associates particular data files with the appropriate applications and actions. Data types can determine the type of a file based on file-naming conventions, such as a particular extension name, or on the contents of the file.
A description on a field that determines what kind of information you can enter in the field. Field data types include Text, Memo, and Number.
A qualifier on a variable that assigns it a specific representation. See Python and Numeric Python references for a description of data types.
A qualifier on a variable that assigns it a specific representation. In NCL the numeric data types are: double, float, long, integer, short, and byte; the non-numeric data types are: string, character, graphic, file, and logical.
A data type defines the type of data stored in a specific database column, such as date, numeric or character data. Significant differences in data types exist between different platforms' databases.
an attribute of every column in a table. The data type indicates to the operating environment how much physical storage to set aside for the column and the type of data that the column contains. It is similar to the type attribute of SAS variables.
A set of rules describing a specific set of information, including the allowed range and operations and how information is stored. Data types in Visual Basic include Integer, String, Boolean, and Variant.
The characteristic of columns and variables that defines what types of data values they can store. Examples include character, floating point and integer.
Specifies the kind of data a field can contain and how the field is used. Common data types include text, numeric, currency, date, memo, hyperlink, and object. 3.16, 13.5
1. The kind of data being stored or manipulated. In Paradox for Windows, for example, data types include numeric (numbers) alpha-numeric (text characters), date, logical (true or false), memo (used f ... more
A data type is a constraint placed upon the interpretation of data in a type system in computer programming. Common types of data in programming languages include primitive types (such as integers, floating point numbers or characters), tuples, records, algebraic data types, abstract data types, reference types, classes and function types. A data type describes representation, interpretation and structure of values manipulated by algorithms or objects stored in computer memory or other storage device.