Ensures that data is of the correct type before performing operations on it$,$ such as mathematical operations.

Facilitates seamless communication and interaction between different parts of a system by converting data from one type to another.

Extracts meaningful information from user input strings and converts them into appropriate data types for further processing.

Helps reduce memory overhead by converting data into more compact representations when appropriate, aiding performance optimization.

Anticipates and gracefully handles runtime errors or unexpected behavior caused by incorrect data types or formats.