type safety

noun

The extent to which a programming language is type-safe.

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Meanings

nountype safety (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe extent to which a programming language is type-safe.

Origin

From type + safety.

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Translations

Finnish tyyppiturvallisuus
  • tyyppiturvallisuusthe extent to which a programming language is type-safe
French sûreté du typage
  • sûreté du typagethe extent to which a programming language is type-safe
German Typsicherheit, Typensicherheit
  • Typsicherheitthe extent to which a programming language is type-safe
  • Typensicherheitthe extent to which a programming language is type-safe
Cite this entry
APA

type safety. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20safety

MLA

“type safety.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20safety. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “type safety,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type%20safety.

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