the identifier, it serves as an <i>alias</i> for the type.
</p>

<pre>
type (
	nodeList = []*Node  // nodeList and []*Node are identical types
	Polar    = polar    // Polar and polar denote identical types
)
</pre>


<h4 id="Type_definitions">Type definitions</h4>

<p>
A type definition creates a new, distinct type with the same

## Thanks to our Contributors

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8bitmp3, Aaron Ma, AbdüLhamit Yilmaz, Abhai Kollara, aflc, Ag Ramesh, Albert Z.
Guo, Alex Torres, amoitra, Andrii Prymostka, angeliand, Anshuman Tripathy,
Anthony Barbier, Anton Kachatkou, Anubh-V, Anuja Jakhade, Artem Ryabov, autoih,