"type coercion" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "type coercions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Software",
          "orig": "en:Software",
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            "Media",
            "Technology",
            "Communication",
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            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "changing an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules."
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "coercion"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-type_coercion-en-noun-yEOMuRfF",
      "links": [
        [
          "software",
          "software"
        ],
        [
          "changing",
          "changing"
        ],
        [
          "entity",
          "entity"
        ],
        [
          "data type",
          "data type"
        ],
        [
          "explicit",
          "explicit"
        ],
        [
          "implicit",
          "implicit"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(software) changing an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "typecasting"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "type casting"
        },
        {
          "word": "type conversion"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "software"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Typumwandlung"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "coerção de tipo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "type coercion"
}

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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "coercion"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "typecasting"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English multiword terms",
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        "en:Software"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "changing an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "software",
          "software"
        ],
        [
          "changing",
          "changing"
        ],
        [
          "entity",
          "entity"
        ],
        [
          "data type",
          "data type"
        ],
        [
          "explicit",
          "explicit"
        ],
        [
          "implicit",
          "implicit"
        ],
        [
          "rule",
          "rule"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(software) changing an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "type casting"
        },
        {
          "word": "type conversion"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "software"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Typumwandlung"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coerção de tipo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "type coercion"
}