# 127. A derived type can have derived type components.
topic: {ref}`derived-types`
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A derived type may have components that are also derived types. If x is an instance of a derived type that has component y, and y has component z, you can write x%y%z to access z. A similar syntax applies with type extension of Fortran 2003.
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