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The Abstract Data Type
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An abstract data type is the family of all data structures sharing common functionality while differing in representation — the what-it-does, separated from the how-it-is-stored.
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A fare card and a paper punch ticket both answer "has this ride been paid for," stored differently.
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Choose the functionality first; the representation second.