type punning

noun

The circumvention of the system of data types in a programming language in order to achieve an effect that would be difficult or impossible to achieve within the bounds of the formal language.

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Meanings

nountype punning (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe circumvention of the system of data types in a programming language in order to achieve an effect that would be difficult or impossible to achieve within the bounds of the formal language.
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APA

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

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

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

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