(software) A compile-time process by which explicit data type annotations are removed from a program, before run-time execution.

plural of value type

(programming) A data type that represents a value directly, rather than a pointer or reference to something else. / (programming) A data type having deep-copy semantics.

plural of type face

(typography, printing) Alternative form of typeface

plural of type introspection

(object-oriented programming) The ability of a program to examine at run time the type or properties of an object.

plural of movable type

A system of printing and typography that uses movable components such as individual letters or punctuation to reproduce the elements of a document.

plural of type site