Content types were introduced in SharePoint 2007 products and technologies. A content type defines the metadata and behavior for a particular data entity—usually, a business document or item of some kind. Each content type contains references to one or more site columns. You can also associate workflows, information management policies, and document templates with content types. A SharePoint content type pulls together an item and information about the item. It makes it easy to provide consistency across a site. Some of the popular content types are item or a document. A site collection owner can [create custom content types](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-or-customize-a-site-content-type-27eb6551-9867-4201-a819-620c5658a60f?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us) that would reflect more the needs of a company, and add it to selected lists and libraries. A content type can be also [published from a content type hub](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/publish-a-content-type-from-a-content-publishing-hub-58081155-118d-4e7a-9cc5-d43b5dbb7d02?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us) and managed centrally.
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