Difference between Typecast and Type

What is the difference between Typecast and Type?

Typecast as a verb is to cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly. while Type as a verb is to put text on paper using a typewriter.

Typecast

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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. To cast (change of data type of a variable or object).

Example sentence: Hollywood loves to typecast, and I guess they saw me as a violent guy.

Type

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.An individual considered representative of members of its taxonomic group: the type of a genus, family, etc.A blood group.An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly Old Testament events linked to Christian times.A tag attached to variables and values used in determining what values may be assigned to what variables.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put text on paper using a typewriter.To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.To determine the blood type.

Example sentence: If I had nine of my fingers missing I wouldn't type any slower.

We hope you now know whether to use Typecast or Type in your sentence.

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