type inference

noun

The automatic deduction of the type of an expression in a programming language.

Opposite
type erasure
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Meanings

nountype inference (countable and uncountable, plural type inferences)

plural type inferences

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe automatic deduction of the type of an expression in a programming language.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
type erasure

Translations

German Typinferenz
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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