Typing

Many languages such as Java and C use what is known as strong or static variable typing. This means that when you declare a variable in your application code you must define the variable type.

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The mistake >>1-chan made was in writing "strong or static typing" as if they were the same thing.

Strong typing is where you can't write a Fixnum and read it back as a String. In C, you can write an int and read it back as a char * with minimal hassle, making C a weakly typed language.

Static typing is where names (variables, functions, etc.) have types.