# Working with semantic types

The semantic type of a column or record corresponds to the type of data that can be found in it, such as names, ZIP codes, phone numbers, and coordinates. The Qlik Talend applications all benefit from semantic awareness, meaning that when you look at your sample data, it will be automatically categorized using the default semantic types, or the ones that you have created yourself.

For example, the semantic type of user@company.com is Email.

### In this section

* [Promoting semantic types across environments](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-stewardship-user-guide/8.0/promoting-semantic-types-across-environments)
* [Enriching the semantic types for Data Stewardship (user interface)](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-stewardship-user-guide/8.0/enriching-semantic-types-for-data-stewardship-user-interface)
* [Predefined standard and semantic types](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-stewardship-user-guide/8.0/predefined-standard-and-semantic-types)