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composite type

n. (context computer science English) A datatype that can be constructed in a programming language out of that language's primitive types and other composite types; exemplified by array, structure, and class.

Usage examples of "composite type".

It is, Inspector, what we call a composite type of finger-print--in this case a combination of what is called the 'loop' and 'whorl' types.

She tipped the knocker, and in a moment a strangely composite type of person was standing before her.