type NanoSecond = u64; type Inch = u64; #[allow(non_camel_case_types)] type u64_t = u64; fn main() { let nanoseconds: NanoSecond = 5 as u64_t; let inches: Inch = 2 as u64_t; println!("{} nanoseconds + {} inches = {} unit?", nanoseconds, inches, nanoseconds + inches); }