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