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Value type and reference type
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<p>In certain computer <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming languages</a>, <a href="/facts/Data_type/fcx5hgVL">data types</a> are classified as either value types or reference types, where reference types are always implicitly accessed via <a href="/facts/Reference_(computer_science)/1vm2Bph1">references</a>, whereas value type variables directly contain the <a href="/facts/Value_(computer_science)/QgQPbewf">values</a> themselves. </p>