What is ADT (Abstract Data Type)?

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What is ADT: Abstract Data Type?
is it like Abstract Classes?

The more i am searching for it i am getting lost! So please help!

Thanks in an advance!
 
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An Abstract Data Type is usually an interface which holds methods for an implementation of a Data structure. There are different ADTs available to implement different data structures. ADTs usually hold <E>, Generic variable type, so the user may or may not specify the Data Type of the data structure that is being implemented from the ADT..