Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

built-in type

/ˈbɪltɪn ˈtaɪp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables: built-in -type
IPA: /ˈbɪltɪn ˈtaɪp/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A data type provided by a programming language as a basic building block, such as integer, character or Boolean, but in some languages also list, hash table or first class function.

Inflected Forms

built-in types (plural)

Phrases

primitive type composite type

Frequently Paired Words

primitive type composite type

Questions

How do you pronounce built-in type?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪltɪn ˈtaɪp/.
What does built-in type mean?: A data type provided by a programming language as a basic building block, such as integer, character or Boolean, but in some languages also list, hash table or first class function.

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