AP® Computer Science A glossary
Data abstraction
Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 3: Class Creation
Separating the abstract properties of a data type from the concrete details of how it is represented, by giving data a name.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 3.1.A.23.1.A.3
Data can be a single variable or a collection, such as the attributes of a class. A Song object bundles a title, an artist and a length under one name, and client code never needs to know how they are stored.