In computer programming, latent typing (as opposed to eager typing or manifest typing) is a style of typing that does not require (or perhaps even offer) explicit type declarations. Latent typing is heavily associated with duck typing and dynamic typing at run-time, but may also be achieved by type inference and static typing at compile time. A related term, implicit typing, also covers static type-inference systems with few or no annotations.
Famous quotes containing the word latent:
“Perhaps having built a barricade when you’re sixteen provides you with a sort of safety rail. If you’ve once taken part in building one, even inadvertently, doesn’t its usually latent image reappear like a warning signal whenever you’re tempted to join the police, or support any manifestation of Law and Order?”
—Jean Genet (1910–1986)