typecast

Meanings

Plural: typecasts

Verb

• cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
• identify as belonging to a certain type
• To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.
• To identify one as being of a specific type because of one's appearance, colour, religion etc.
• To cast (change of data type of a variable or object).
• To found type in a mold.

Noun

• The changing of the data type of a variable or object.

Synonyms

type