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generic type en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (qualifier:object-oriented programming) A type which can be instantiated with any other type.
   • We call generic type a parametrized specification defining a family of types. Each member of that family is characterized, in a defining occurrence, by its generic name and its actual parameters. 1977, Jacques André, Implementation and Design of Algorithmic Languages:
   • A generic type is a type that is parameterized by one or several other types. 2006, Patrick Smacchia, Practical .NET2 and C#2, Paradoxal Press:

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fi geneerinen tyyppi (type which can be instantiated with any other type) · de generischer Typ (type which can be instantiated with any other type) · fr type générique (type which can be instantiated with any other type) · pl typ generyczny (type which can be instantiated with any other type)