"weak typing" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -aɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} weak typing (uncountable)
  1. (computing, programming) A system that does not place any restriction on the interactions between objects of different data types. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Programming Hypernyms: typing Related terms: type safety Translations (type system): сла́бая типиза́ция (slábaja tipizácija) [feminine] (Russian)

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