Type Coercion:- Type coercion, also known as type conversion, refers to the process of automatic or implicit conversion of values from one data type to another. 
This is often necessary when performing operations involving values of different types. Type coercion can be either explicit or implicit.

1. Explicit Type Coercion: In some programming languages, you can explicitly convert a value from one type to another using specific functions or syntax provided by the language. For example, in JavaScript, you can use functions like parseInt() or parseFloat() to convert a string containing a number to an actual numeric value.
2. Implicit Type Coercion: Implicit type coercion happens automatically when values of different types are involved in an operation. The programming language tries to make the operation work by converting one or both of the values to a common type. This can sometimes lead to unexpected behavior if not understood properly.

For example, in JavaScript:

var x = 5;
var y = "10";
var result = x + y; // result will be "510" due to string concatenation

In this example, the number 5 is implicitly coerced into a string, and then the string concatenation operation is performed.