Definition of "type"
- noun
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
An individual considered typical of its class.
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
An individual considered representative of members of its taxonomic group.
A blood group.
An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations; a data type.
- verb
To put text on paper using a typewriter.
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
To determine the blood type of.
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
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