type declaration
[/taɪp dɪˈklæreɪʃən/]
nounpl: type declarations
declaração de tipo
1. A statement in a programming language that specifies the data type of a variable, function parameter, or function return value before it is used
In Java, the type declaration 'int x;' declares that the variable x will hold integer values.
Em Java, a declaração de tipo 'int x;' declara que a variável x conterá valores inteiros.
2. The explicit specification of what kind of data a variable can store, required in statically-typed languages
The function type declaration indicates that it returns a string and accepts two integer parameters.
A declaração de tipo da função indica que ela retorna uma string e aceita dois parâmetros inteiros.
This is specialized technical terminology used primarily in programming and computer science contexts. The term is consistent across both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese technical documentation. In the USA, it's a fundamental concept taught in computer science courses and used extensively in software development. The term has direct equivalence in Portuguese without regional variations in the technical community.
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