typecast

Plural: typecasts

Verb

Verb Forms: typecast, typecasting, typecasts

To repeatedly cast an actor in similar roles.
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.

Examples

Does anyone know how to typecast a String in Java into an int?
He felt TYPECAST as the player who always found the obscure two-letter words in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From type + cast.

Synonyms

type

Scrabble Score: 15

typecast: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
typecast: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
typecast: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

typecast: valid Words With Friends Word