"type coercion" meaning in All languages combined

See type coercion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: type coercions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} type coercion (countable and uncountable, plural type coercions)
  1. (software) changing an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Software Synonyms: type casting, type conversion Hyponyms: coercion Related terms: typecasting Translations (Translations): Typumwandlung [feminine] (German), coerção de tipo [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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