@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from cuda.core._utils.cuda_utils cimport HANDLE_RETURN
 __all__ = ['Context', 'ContextOptions']
 
 
-DeviceResourcesT = Sequence[SMResource | WorkqueueResource]
+DeviceResourcesType = Sequence[SMResource | WorkqueueResource]
 
 
 cdef class Context:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ cdef class ContextOptions:
 
     Attributes
     ----------
-    resources : :obj:`~cuda.core.typing.DeviceResourcesT`
+    resources : :obj:`~cuda.core.typing.DeviceResourcesType`
         Device resources used to create a green context.
     """
-    resources: DeviceResourcesT
+    resources: DeviceResourcesType
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from cuda.core._resource_handles cimport (
     as_cu,
 )
 
-from cuda.core._stream import IsStreamT, Stream, StreamOptions
+from cuda.core._stream import IsStreamType, Stream, StreamOptions
 from cuda.core._utils.clear_error_support import assert_type
 from cuda.core._utils.cuda_utils import (
     ComputeCapability,
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ class Device:
 
         return Context._from_green_ctx(Context, h_green, self._device_id)
 
-    def create_stream(self, obj: IsStreamT | None = None, options: StreamOptions | None = None) -> Stream:
+    def create_stream(self, obj: IsStreamType | None = None, options: StreamOptions | None = None) -> Stream:
         """Create a :obj:`~_stream.Stream` object.
 
         New stream objects can be created in two different ways:
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ class Device:
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        obj : :obj:`~_stream.IsStreamT`, optional
+        obj : :obj:`~_stream.IsStreamType`, optional
             Any object supporting the ``__cuda_stream__`` protocol.
         options : :obj:`~_stream.StreamOptions`, optional
             Customizable dataclass for stream creation options.
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from cuda.core._stream import Stream
 from math import prod
 
 
-def launch(stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | IsStreamT, config: LaunchConfig, kernel: Kernel, *kernel_args):
+def launch(stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | IsStreamType, config: LaunchConfig, kernel: Kernel, *kernel_args):
     """Launches a :obj:`~_module.Kernel`
     object with launch-time configuration.
 
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from cuda.core._utils.cuda_utils import (
     driver,
     is_sequence,
 )
+from cuda.core.typing import CompilerBackendType
 
 ctypedef const char* const_char_ptr
 ctypedef void* void_ptr
@@ -70,12 +71,12 @@ cdef class Linker:
     def __init__(self, *object_codes: ObjectCode, options: "LinkerOptions" = None):
         Linker_init(self, object_codes, options)
 
-    def link(self, target_type) -> ObjectCode:
+    def link(self, target_type: ObjectCodeFormatType | str) -> ObjectCode:
         """Link the provided object codes into a single output of the specified target type.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        target_type : str
+        target_type : ObjectCodeFormatType | str
             The type of the target output. Must be either "cubin" or "ptx".
 
         Returns
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ cdef class Linker:
             Ensure that input object codes were compiled with appropriate
             flags for linking (e.g., relocatable device code enabled).
         """
-        return Linker_link(self, target_type)
+        return Linker_link(self, str(target_type))
 
     def get_error_log(self) -> str:
         """Get the error log generated by the linker.
@@ -168,9 +169,9 @@ cdef class Linker:
             return as_py(self._culink_handle)
 
     @property
-    def backend(self) -> str:
-        """Return this Linker instance's underlying backend."""
-        return "nvJitLink" if self._use_nvjitlink else "driver"
+    def backend(self) -> CompilerBackendType:
+        """Return this Linker instance's underlying :class:`CompilerBackendType`."""
+        return CompilerBackendType.NVJITLINK if self._use_nvjitlink else CompilerBackendType.DRIVER
 
 
 # =============================================================================
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from cuda.core._resource_handles cimport (
     as_cu,
     set_deallocation_stream,
 )
+from cuda.core.typing import DevicePointerType
 
 from cuda.core._stream cimport Stream, Stream_accept
 from cuda.core._utils.cuda_utils cimport HANDLE_RETURN, _parse_fill_value
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ else:
     BufferProtocol = object
 
 from cuda.core._dlpack import classify_dl_device, make_py_capsule
-from cuda.core._utils.cuda_utils import driver
 from cuda.core._device import Device
 
 
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ register_mr_dealloc_callback(_mr_dealloc_callback)
 __all__ = ['Buffer', 'MemoryResource']
 
 
-DevicePointerT = driver.CUdeviceptr | int | None
-"""
-A type union of :obj:`~driver.CUdeviceptr`, `int` and `None` for hinting
-:attr:`Buffer.handle`.
-"""
 
 cdef class Buffer:
     """Represent a handle to allocated memory.
@@ -97,7 +92,7 @@ cdef class Buffer:
 
     @classmethod
     def _init(
-        cls, ptr: DevicePointerT, size_t size, mr: MemoryResource | None = None,
+        cls, ptr: DevicePointerType, size_t size, mr: MemoryResource | None = None,
         ipc_descriptor: IPCBufferDescriptor | None = None,
         owner : object | None = None
     ):
@@ -132,14 +127,14 @@ cdef class Buffer:
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_handle(
-        ptr: DevicePointerT, size_t size, mr: MemoryResource | None = None,
+        ptr: DevicePointerType, size_t size, mr: MemoryResource | None = None,
         owner: object | None = None,
     ) -> Buffer:
         """Create a new :class:`Buffer` object from a pointer.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerT`
+        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerType`
             Allocated buffer handle object
         size : int
             Memory size of the buffer
@@ -347,7 +342,7 @@ cdef class Buffer:
         return self._mem_attrs.device_id
 
     @property
-    def handle(self) -> DevicePointerT:
+    def handle(self) -> DevicePointerType:
         """Return the buffer handle object.
 
         .. caution::
@@ -515,12 +510,12 @@ cdef class MemoryResource:
         """
         raise TypeError("MemoryResource.allocate must be implemented by subclasses.")
 
-    def deallocate(self, ptr: DevicePointerT, size_t size, stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | None = None):
+    def deallocate(self, ptr: DevicePointerType, size_t size, stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | None = None):
         """Deallocate a buffer previously allocated by this resource.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerT`
+        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerType`
             The pointer or handle to the buffer to deallocate.
         size : int
             The size of the buffer to deallocate, in bytes.
 
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ cdef class cyGraphMemoryResource(MemoryResource):
         stream = Stream_accept(stream) if stream is not None else default_stream()
         return GMR_allocate(self, size, <Stream> stream)
 
-    def deallocate(self, ptr: "DevicePointerT", size_t size, stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | None = None):
+    def deallocate(self, ptr: "DevicePointerType", size_t size, stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | None = None):
         """
         Deallocate a buffer of the requested size. See documentation for :obj:`~_memory.MemoryResource`.
         """
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from cuda.core._memory._buffer import DevicePointerT
+    from cuda.core._memory._buffer import DevicePointerType
 
 from cuda.core._memory._buffer import Buffer, MemoryResource
 from cuda.core._utils.cuda_utils import (
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ def allocate(self, size, stream=None) -> Buffer:
             ptr = 0
         return Buffer._init(ptr, size, self)
 
-    def deallocate(self, ptr: DevicePointerT, size, stream):
+    def deallocate(self, ptr: DevicePointerType, size, stream):
         """Deallocate a buffer previously allocated by this resource.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerT`
+        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerType`
             The pointer or handle to the buffer to deallocate.
         size : int
             The size of the buffer to deallocate, in bytes.
 
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 import threading
 import warnings
 
+from cuda.core.typing import ManagedMemoryLocationType
+
 __all__ = ['ManagedMemoryResource', 'ManagedMemoryResourceOptions']
 
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ cdef class ManagedMemoryResourceOptions:
         meaning depends on ``preferred_location_type``.
         (Default to ``None``)
 
-    preferred_location_type : ``"device"`` | ``"host"`` | ``"host_numa"`` | None, optional
+    preferred_location_type : ManagedMemoryLocationType | str | None, optional
         Controls how ``preferred_location`` is interpreted.
 
         When set to ``None`` (the default), legacy behavior is used:
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ cdef class ManagedMemoryResourceOptions:
         (Default to ``None``)
     """
     preferred_location: int | None = None
-    preferred_location_type: str | None = None
+    preferred_location_type: ManagedMemoryLocationType | str | None = None
 
 
 cdef class ManagedMemoryResource(_MemPool):
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ cdef class ManagedMemoryResource(_MemPool):
         return -1
 
     @property
-    def preferred_location(self) -> tuple | None:
+    def preferred_location(self) -> tuple[ManagedMemoryLocationType, int | None] | None:
         """The preferred location for managed memory allocations.
 
         Returns ``None`` if no preferred location is set (driver decides),
@@ -108,8 +110,8 @@ cdef class ManagedMemoryResource(_MemPool):
         if self._pref_loc_type is None:
             return None
         if self._pref_loc_type == "host":
-            return ("host", None)
-        return (self._pref_loc_type, self._pref_loc_id)
+            return (ManagedMemoryLocationType.HOST, None)
+        return (ManagedMemoryLocationType(self._pref_loc_type), self._pref_loc_id)
 
     @property
     def is_device_accessible(self) -> bool:
 
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ cdef class _MemPool(MemoryResource):
         stream = Stream_accept(stream) if stream is not None else default_stream()
         return _MP_allocate(self, size, <Stream> stream)
 
-    def deallocate(self, ptr: "DevicePointerT", size_t size, stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | None = None):
+    def deallocate(self, ptr: "DevicePointerType", size_t size, stream: Stream | GraphBuilder | None = None):
         """Deallocate a buffer previously allocated by this resource.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerT`
+        ptr : :obj:`~_memory.DevicePointerType`
             The pointer or handle to the buffer to deallocate.
         size : int
             The size of the buffer to deallocate, in bytes.