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Reference Data Type

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

A reference data type is a data type that refers to an object in memory rather than directly storing the value. It stores the memory address where the object is located.

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