type-safe

adjective

Not susceptible to the class of programming errors that could lead to items of one data type being incorrectly treated as another type.

“Narrow performs a type-safe conversion into an instance of a subclass.”

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Meanings

adjectivetype-safe (comparative more type-safe, superlative most type-safe)

comparative more type-safe · superlative most type-safe

  1. computingNot susceptible to the class of programming errors that could lead to items of one data type being incorrectly treated as another type.

    Narrow performs a type-safe conversion into an instance of a subclass.

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APA

type-safe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type-safe

MLA

“type-safe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type-safe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “type-safe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/type-safe.

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