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type

type (data type)
subject			fact

type	is a synonym of data type
	has definition A class, interface, or primitive type
	is a subtopic of Variables and Data Types
	is partitioned into primitive type, reference type
	is a kind of kbTop
	limits the possible values that a variable can hold or that an expression can produce at run time
	specifies a set of value

Kinds of type :

• primitive type (11 kinds, 71 facts) - A type where a variable of that type evaluates to the value stored in the variable
• reference type (3 kinds, 15 facts) (non-primitive type) - A type where a variable of that type evaluates to the address of the location in memory where the object referenced by the variable is stored
• return type of overriding method (4 facts)
• type of a variable (4 facts)
• type of each parameter of an overriding method (3 facts)