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type-safe

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

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

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