Editing Composite data type

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In [[computer science]], a '''composite data type''' or '''compound data type''' is a [[data type]] that consists of [[programming language]] [[scalar data type]]s and other composite types that may be heterogeneous and hierarchical in nature. It is sometimes called a '''structure''' or a [[Record (computer science)|record]] or by a language-specific keyword used to define one such as [[struct (C programming language)|struct]]. It falls into the '''aggregate type''' classification which includes homogenous collections such as the [[Array data type|array]] and [[List (abstract data type)|list]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Howe|first1=Denis|title=The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing|url=http://foldoc.org/aggregate+type|website=foldoc.org|accessdate=6 February 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{Annotated link|Object composition}}
* {{Annotated link|Record (computer science)}}
* {{Annotated link|Scalar (mathematics)}}
* {{Annotated link|Struct (C programming language)}}

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