# `type`

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Both the root [metaclass of all builtin objects][docs-type-as-metaclass] and a [function that returns the type of a given object][docs-type-as-function].

[docs-type-as-function]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#type
[docs-type-as-metaclass]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#bltin-type-objects
