First definition of data.and then types of data
A Data type in any programming language refers to the type of Data a variable declared in that language can hold.
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It explain about what kind of data is having to be processed.
It may be of many kinds like integer,float,double ,long integer etc.
It may be of many kinds like integer,float,double ,long integer etc.
Normally in computing, when using intermediate and high-level languages, data is "typed". That is to say, a named item of storage is predefined to be of a certain sort such as integer or character or floating point. Computers store everything as binary patterns so by telling the compiler what data type a given item is you can safeguard that data from misuse (you won't normally be able to perform mathematical calculations on a bunch of characters, for instance).