You are here: irt.org | FOLDOC | enumerated type
<programming> (Or "enumeration") A type which includes in its definition an exhaustive list of possible values for variables of that type. Common examples include Boolean, which takes values from the list [true, false], and day-of-week which takes values [Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday]. Enumerated types are a feature of strongly typed languages, including C and Ada.
Characters, (fixed-size) integers and even floating-point types could be (but are not usually) considered to be (large) enumerated types.
(1996-11-28)
Nearby terms: entity-relationship model « entropy « Entry Sequenced Data Set « enumerated type » enumeration » environment » Environmental Audio eXtensions
FOLDOC, Topics, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, ?, ALL