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Type

speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
based on
; a class.
An individual considered
of its
, one
as
a certain
, environment, etc.
An individual that
the
for its
; an embodiment.
In Printing:
  • A
    or
    used for
    ,
    a
    or
    block.
  • Such types
    , or a set of type of one
    or size.
  • Text
    with such type, or
    its characteristics.
  • In Taxonomy:
    Something, often a
    ,
    as an
    to
    a
    to a
    ; this
    be
    or typical.
    Preferred
    person;
    person
    is
    to.
    In Medicine:
    A blood group.
    In Theology:
    An
    or person that
    or
    a
    -
    an Old Testament
    to Christian times.
    In Theory of computing & Computing:
    A
    to
    and
    used in
    which
    can be used in which
    ; a
    type.
    The
    , or
    of
    ,
    ,
    , or
    , which becomes the
    of a
    ; especially, the design
    a
    or a coin.
    In Chemistry:
    A
    , used as a
    or
    to which other
    s are
    as being related, and from which they may be
    or
    derived.
    In Mathematics:
    A part of the
    of the
    of a
    (which due to the
    of such
    , would
    a
    ). (Note: this
    to the
    of "
    " in
    .)
    In Semantics:
    A
    ,
    , or
    of something.

    Verb

    To
    using a typewriter.
    To
    or
    into a
    using a keyboard.
    To
    by a type, model, or
    beforehand; to prefigure.
    In Semantics:
    To
    an
    or
    of; to
    ; to typify.
    To
    into types.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    type
    English
    arrow
    typus
    Latin
    arrow
    τύπος
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    arrow
    τύπτω
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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