type coercion

noun

changing an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules.

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type castingtype conversion
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Meanings

nountype coercion (countable and uncountable, plural type coercions)

plural type coercions

  1. countableuncountablecomputingchanging an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules.

    Synonyms: type casting, type conversion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchanging an entity from one data type to another according to explicit or implicit rules.

Similar
type castingtype conversion

Translations

German Typumwandlung
  • TypumwandlungTranslations
Portuguese coerção de tipo
  • coerção de tipoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

type coercion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20coercion

MLA

“type coercion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20coercion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “type coercion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20coercion.

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