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type hint

type hint noun: an instance of type hinting: the specification of a data type in an otherwise untyped language.

Noun

type hint (plural type hints)

  1. An instance of type hinting: the specification of a data type in an otherwise untyped language.

Forms of type hint

pluraltype hints

Questions about type hint

What does type hint mean?
Type hint means an instance of type hinting: the specification of a data type in an otherwise untyped language.
What part of speech is type hint?
Type hint is a noun.
What is the plural of type hint?
The plural of type hint is type hints.

Words near type hint in the dictionary

  1. type founders
  2. type foundries
  3. type foundry
  4. type genera
  5. type genus
  6. type hint
  7. type hinting
  8. type hints
  9. type holder
  10. type holders
  11. type I error

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