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type system

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A way programming language classifies values and expressions into types, how it can manipulate those types and how they interact.

Equivalents

DeutschTypsystem
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Examples

“OCaml’s big selling point⟳ is its “type⟳ system,” which is something like⟳ Microsoft Word’s grammar checker, except that instead of just putting a squiggly green line underneath code it thinks is wrong, it won’t let⟳ you run⟳ it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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