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TypeScript

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, TypeScript means: A programming language built on JavaScript that adds types, so that many errors are found while you write the code instead of when it runs.

In Turkish: TypeScript

How it is used

Created by Microsoft and widely used with React, Angular, Vue and Node.js. TypeScript is compiled to plain JavaScript; developers talk about types, interfaces, type errors and strict mode.

Example sentences

  1. TypeScript caught the bug: we were passing a string where a number was expected.

  2. We're slowly moving the old JavaScript files to TypeScript.

Common collocations

  • written in TypeScript
  • TypeScript types
  • type error
  • migrate to TypeScript
  • JavaScriptThe programming language that runs in every web browser and makes pages interactive; with Node.js it also runs on servers.
  • buildThe process of turning source code into a program or package that can run, or the result of that process. Also a verb: to build the project.
  • bundlerA tool that combines many JavaScript, CSS and other files and their dependencies into a few optimized files that browsers can load quickly.
  • frameworkA ready-made structure for building applications that gives you rules, tools and common parts, so you only write the code that is specific to your product.

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