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Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
Primitive type values refer to basic data types in programming languages such as integers, floating-point numbers, characters, booleans, etc., which are not composed of smaller parts.
Related terms
Reference Type Values: Reference type values refer to objects or instances created from classes in object-oriented programming languages.
Data Types: Data types define the kind of values that can be stored and manipulated in a programming language.