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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion docs/c-language/enum-type.md
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**ANSI 3.5.2.2** The integer type chosen to represent the values of an enumeration type

A variable declared as `enum` is an `int`.
Enumeration (or enum) is a user defined data type in C. It is mainly used to assign names to integral constants; the names make a program easy to read and maintain.

## See Also

[Structures, Unions, Enumerations, and Bit Fields](../c-language/structures-unions-enumerations-and-bit-fields.md)
[Structures, Unions, Enumerations, and Bit Fields](../c-language/structures-unions-enumerations-and-bit-fields.md)