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Typecast vs Typeset - What's the difference?

typecast | typeset |

As verbs the difference between typecast and typeset

is that typecast is to cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly while typeset is to set or compose written material into type.

As an adjective typeset is

set in type.

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?

    typeset

    English

    (wikipedia typeset)

    Verb

  • to set or compose written material into type
  • to be set or composed into type
  • * 2007 , Ray Horak, Telecommunications and Data Communications Handbook (page 309)
    • ASCII does not conform to an expanded character set that includes Classic Greek letters, so you will please understand if the ? does not typeset correctly.

    Derived terms

    * typesetter * typesetting

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of text) Set in type.