"typecheck" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: typechecks [present, singular, third-person], typechecking [participle, present], typechecked [participle, past], typechecked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} typecheck (third-person singular simple present typechecks, present participle typechecking, simple past and past participle typechecked)
  1. (computing) To verify whether a given value belongs to a certain data type. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: typechecker, type system
    Sense id: en-typecheck-en-verb-Ku2ILe9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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