Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stringly-typed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: string-ly--typed
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by an excessive use of strings to represent non-textual data.

Humorous

adj

Relying on strings to encode or represent structured or semantic data that could otherwise use more appropriate data structures.

Example Sentences

"This is a “stringly typed” example that is easy to break if the key names are mistyped, or change between versions of your app."
"Enums can be a powerful aide in your quest to produce reliable, robust software. Consider them for your code when you discover yourself introducing “stringly-typed” data, such as message codes."

Etymology

From the string data type, punning on strongly-typed.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

stringly typed (alternative)

Phrases

stringly typing

Questions

What does stringly-typed mean?: Characterized by an excessive use of strings to represent non-textual data.
Where does stringly-typed come from?: From the string data type, punning on strongly-typed.

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