generic type

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • A generic type is a type that is parameterized by one or several other types.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for generic type. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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