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type punning

type punning noun: the circumvention of the system of data types in a programming language in order to achieve an effect that would be difficult or impossible to achieve within the bounds of the formal language.

Noun

type punning (uncountable)

  1. The circumvention of the system of data types in a programming language in order to achieve an effect that would be difficult or impossible to achieve within the bounds of the formal language.

Questions about type punning

What does type punning mean?
Type punning means the circumvention of the system of data types in a programming language in order to achieve an effect that would be difficult or impossible to achieve within the bounds of the formal language.
What part of speech is type punning?
Type punning is a noun.

Words near type punning in the dictionary

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