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| 63 | <span id="Type-Conversions-1"></span><h2 class="chapter">24 Type Conversions</h2>
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| 67 | <p>C converts between data types automatically when that seems clearly
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| 71 | <tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Explicit-Type-Conversion.html" accesskey="1">Explicit Type Conversion</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Casting a value from one type to another.
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