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The Primitive Type

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A primitive data type relates directly to machine hardware — its bit pattern recognizable by the registers and arithmetic-logic unit — with number, character, and Boolean as the standing examples.

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A true-or-false flag in a health app is hardware-native the moment it exists.

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Primitive means machine-recognizable, not simple-minded.