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Types
There are two three areas where Types are referenced in the OSIDs.
- OsidObject "genus" Types: These Types indicate a "kind" or genre of an OsidObject.
- Extensible Record Types: These Types identify the interface shuttled via an OsidRecord.
- Primitive Types: These types are used to communicate a variety of primitives such as calendars and coordinates.
Types get used in a few random cases, such as in Locale and Dictionary. One can argue that these could have been made more consistent with the above uses of Types, but would incur a specification burden that these OSIDs attempt to avoid. We'll focus on the main uses of Types.
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