# primitive data type

> basic data type which can be instanciated and used with the predefined operations of a programming language, or assembled as a building block together with other instances of any type to create more complex composite data types

**Wikidata**: [Q1188648](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1188648)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_data_type)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/primitive-data-type


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013