"type system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: type systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} type system (plural type systems)
  1. (computing) A way programming language classifies values and expressions into types, how it can manipulate those types and how they interact. Wikipedia link: type system Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: Hindley-Milner type system, nominative type system, unified type system Related terms: typechecker, type theory Translations (type system of a programming language): tyyppijärjestelmä (Finnish), Typsystem [neuter] (German), σύστημα τύπων (sýstima týpon) [neuter] (Greek), sustav tipova [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), sustav obilježja [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-type_system-en-noun-r9mIsxyx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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