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Typecase vs Typecast - What's the difference?

typecase | typecast |

As a noun typecase

is {{cx|printing|historical|lang=en}} A case containing the printer's type characters.

As a verb typecast is

to cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.

typecase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A case containing the printer's type characters.

    • typecast

    English

    Verb

  • To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.
  • To identify someone as being of a specific type because of their appearance, colour, religion etc.
  • (computing, programming) To cast (change of data type of a variable or object).
    • Typecasting in Java.
    Does anyone know how to typecast a String in Java into an int?