generic type

English

Noun

generic type (plural generic types)

1. (object-oriented programming) A type which can be instantiated with any other type.
   • 1977, Jacques André, Implementation and Design of Algorithmic Languages:

     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.

   • 2006, Patrick Smacchia, Practical .NET2 and C#2‎^[1], Paradoxal Press:

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

Translations

type which can be instantiated with any other type

• Finnish: geneerinen tyyppi
• French: type générique (fr)
• German: generischer Typ m