"type conversion" meaning in English

See type conversion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: type conversions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} type conversion (countable and uncountable, plural type conversions)
  1. (software) changing an entity from one datatype to another according to explicit or implicit rules. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Software Related terms: typecasting, type coercion Translations (Translations): Typumwandlung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-type_conversion-en-noun-nesQQBs6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Inflected forms

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