type hint

noun

An instance of type hinting: the specification of a data type in an otherwise untyped language.

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Meanings

nountype hint (plural type hints)

plural type hints

  1. computingAn instance of type hinting: the specification of a data type in an otherwise untyped language.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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