generic type
noun1
A type which can be instantiated with any other type.
Object-oriented programming
- We call generic type a parametrized specification defining a family of types. Each member of that family is characterized, in a defining occurrence, by its generic name and its actual parameters.1977, Jacques André, Implementation and Design of Algorithmic Languages:
- A generic type is a type that is parameterized by one or several other types.2006, Patrick Smacchia, Practical .NET2 and C#2, Paradoxal Press: