type conversion

noun

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

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Meanings

nountype conversion (countable and uncountable, plural type conversions)

plural type conversions

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
type coercion

Translations

German Typumwandlung
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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