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- language primitives: These are the basic elements assumed to be found in programming languages. Allowed language primitives are defined in the OSID Specification Framework and include boolean, byte, cardinal, decimal, integer, object, string, and timestamp. These are referenced in the OSIDs without further definition and are bound to a language in an OSID Binder.
- OsidPrimitives: These primitives are interfaces defined in the OSIDs. Interfaces classified as OsidPrimitives are tagged with the osid.OsidPrimitive interface.
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