Dynamically-typed languages are those (like {{glossary("JavaScript")}}) where the interpreter assigns {{glossary("variable","variables")}} a {{glossary("type")}} at runtime based on the variable's {{glossary("value")}} at the time.
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<p><strong>Dynamically-typed languages</strong> are those (like {{glossary("JavaScript")}}) where the interpreter assigns {{glossary("variable","variables")}} a {{glossary("type")}} at runtime based on the variable's {{glossary("value")}} at the time.</p> <h2>Learn more</h2> <h3>Learn about it</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures">JavaScript data types and data structures</a></li> </ul> <h3>General knowledge</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_system#DYNAMIC">Wikipedia article</a></li> </ul>