typecast
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪp.kɑːst/ / /ˈtaɪp.kæst/
noun
Etymology: From type + cast.
- The modification of the data type of a variable or object.
verb
Etymology: From type + cast.
- To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.
- To identify one as being of a specific type because of one's appearance, colour, religion etc.
“The vulgar anti-communist typecasting of Soviet women as so "mannish" that they might really be males in drag.”
- To cast (change of data type of a variable or object).
“Does anyone know how to typecast a String in Java into an int?”
- To found type in a mold.
“Duensing has elected to resuscitate and typecast faces that in the main might be termed scholarly in nature […]”