coercion

[kō′ər·shən]

(computer science)

A method employed by many programming languages to automatically convert one type of data to another.

coercion

the use of physical or nonphysical force, or the threat of force, to achieve a social or political purpose. See also VIOLENCE, POWER.

Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000

coercion

implicit type conversion

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While New Hampshire lawmakers can rightfully take credit for passing the law, it shouldn't go without notice that it took a little convincing and some world-class media arm-twisting by AnnMarie Morse and her supporters to get them to pay attention in the first place.

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