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Typecasting

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001266

The explicit conversion of a value from one data type to another in programming. This process allows a programmer to treat a variable of one type as if it were of a different type. For example, an integer might be typecast to a floating-point number to perform division that yields a decimal result.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001266
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001266",
  "term": "Typecasting",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "The explicit conversion of a value from one data type to another in programming. This process allows a programmer to treat a variable of one type as if it were of a different type. For example, an integer might be typecast to a floating-point number to perform division that yields a decimal result.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/typecasting/"
}

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