ABSTRACT DATA TYPES.
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| Title: | ABSTRACT DATA TYPES. |
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| Authors: | Leavens, Gary T.1 |
| Source: | Encyclopedia of Electrical & Electronics Engineering. 1999 1st Edition, Vol. 1, p4-13. 10p. |
| Subjects: | Abstract data types (Computer science), Computer programming, Algorithms, Electronic data processing, Data structures, Computer software |
| Abstract: | The article presents information on abstract data types. A software module that implements an abstract data type hides information about how its objects are represented. The module hides information by forcing the type's objects to be manipulated indirectly through the operations. Abstract data types and encapsulation in general help ease the programming of a common kind of change in software. If these techniques are not used, this kind of change can be very costly. This is a change in a program's data structures. |
| Database: | Engineering Source |
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