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weakly-typed

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Belonging to a type system that likely will not result in an error if a passed variable does not closely match the expected type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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

Examples

  • A weakly-typed language will most possibly not generate an error or refuse to compile, if the argument passed to a function does not match the expected type closely.

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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: schwach typisiert — Translations
  • Polish: słabo typowany — Translations