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Update Fortran data types

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
fortran
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Open mpi/routine_args.md and compare its listed Fortran data types with the MPICH Constants page linked in the issue. Update the tutorial's data-type coverage; done when the page includes the relevant additional types and remains consistent with its existing explanation.

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