Content Type is a new feature in MOSS and WSS 3.0. Content types provide a means to manage the metadata and behavior of SharePoint list items, making it possible to store different types of content within the same library or list. A single web site could contain many types of content, such as informational pages, news items, polls, blog posts, real estate listings, etc. Each content can differ based on their categories and metadata (columns). e.g. Student Content Type has metadata such as Student Name, Address, Standard. Employee Content Type has metadata: Employee name, Address, Salary, Department.
Consider Content Type as a Class in OOPs programming and Column as a field or properties in a Class.
Similar to Class, Content Type is reusable component in moss. Once we define content type, we can use it or refer it in multiple location.
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