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  7  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Type  \Type\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Typed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Typing}.] 
  1.  To  represent  by  a  type  model,  or  symbol  beforehand;  to 
  prefigure.  [R.]  --White  (Johnson). 
 
  2.  To  furnish  an  expression  or  copy  of  to  represent;  to 
  typify.  [R.] 
 
  Let  us  type  them  now  in  our  own  lives.  --Tennyson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  -type  \-type\  [See  {Type},  n.] 
  A  combining  form  signifying  impressed  form  stamp;  print; 
  type  typical  form  representative;  as  in  stereotype 
  phototype,  ferrotype,  monotype. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Type  \Type\,  n.  [F.  type  cf  It  tipo,  from  L.  typus  a  figure, 
  image,  a  form  type  character,  Gr  ?  the  mark  of  a  blow, 
  impression,  form  of  character,  model,  from  the  root  of  ?  to 
  beat  strike;  cf  Skr.  tup  to  hurt.] 
  1.  The  mark  or  impression  of  something  stamp;  impressed 
  sign;  emblem. 
 
  The  faith  they  have  in  tennis,  and  tall  stockings, 
  Short  blistered  breeches,  and  those  types  of  travel. 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Form  or  character  impressed;  style;  semblance. 
 
  Thy  father  bears  the  type  of  king  of  Naples.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  A  figure  or  representation  of  something  to  come  a  token; 
  a  sign;  a  symbol;  --  correlative  to  antitype. 
 
  A  type  is  no  longer  a  type  when  the  thing  typified 
  comes  to  be  actually  exhibited.  --South. 
 
  4.  That  which  possesses  or  exemplifies  characteristic 
  qualities;  the  representative.  Specifically: 
  a  (Biol.)  A  general  form  or  structure  common  to  a  number 
  of  individuals;  hence  the  ideal  representation  of  a 
  species,  genus,  or  other  group  combining  the 
  essential  characteristics;  an  animal  or  plant 
  possessing  or  exemplifying  the  essential 
  characteristics  of  a  species,  genus,  or  other  group 
  Also  a  group  or  division  of  animals  having  a  certain 
  typical  or  characteristic  structure  of  body  maintained 
  within  the  group 
 
  Since  the  time  of  Cuvier  and  Baer  .  .  .  the 
  whole  animal  kingdom  has  been  universally  held 
  to  be  divisible  into  a  small  number  of  main 
  divisions  or  types.  --Haeckel. 
  b  (Fine  Arts)  The  original  object,  or  class  of  objects, 
  scene,  face,  or  conception,  which  becomes  the  subject 
  of  a  copy;  esp.,  the  design  on  the  face  of  a  medal  or 
  a  coin. 
  c  (Chem.)  A  simple  compound,  used  as  a  mode  or  pattern 
  to  which  other  compounds  are  conveniently  regarded  as 
  being  related,  and  from  which  they  may  be  actually  or 
  theoretically  derived. 
 
  Note:  The  fundamental  types  used  to  express  the  simplest  and 
  most  essential  chemical  relations  are  hydrochloric 
  acid,  {HCl};  water,  {H2O};  ammonia,  {NH3};  and  methane, 
  {CH4}. 
 
  5.  (Typog.) 
  a  A  raised  letter,  figure,  accent,  or  other  character, 
  cast  in  metal  or  cut  in  wood,  used  in  printing. 
  b  Such  letters  or  characters,  in  general,  or  the  whole 
  quantity  of  them  used  in  printing,  spoken  of 
  collectively;  any  number  or  mass  of  such  letters  or 
  characters,  however  disposed. 
 
  Note:  Type  are  mostly  made  by  casting  type  metal  in  a  mold, 
  though  some  of  the  larger  sizes  are  made  from  maple, 
  mahogany,  or  boxwood.  In  the  cut,  a  is  the  body;  b,  the 
  face,  or  part  from  which  the  impression  is  taken  c, 
  the  shoulder,  or  top  of  the  body;  d,  the  nick 
  (sometimes  two  or  more  are  made),  designed  to  assist 
  the  compositor  in  distinguishing  the  bottom  of  the  face 
  from  the  top  e,  the  groove  made  in  the  process  of 
  finishing,  --  each  type  as  cast  having  attached  to  the 
  bottom  of  the  body  a  jet,  or  small  piece  of  metal 
  (formed  by  the  surplus  metal  poured  into  the  mold), 
  which  when  broken  off  leaves  a  roughness  that 
  requires  to  be  removed.  The  fine  lines  at  the  top  and 
  bottom  of  a  letter  are  technically  called  ceriphs,  and 
  when  part  of  the  face  projects  over  the  body,  as  in  the 
  letter  f,  the  projection  is  called  a  kern.  The  type 
  which  compose  an  ordinary  book  font  consist  of  Roman 
  CAPITALS,  small  capitals,  and  lower-case  letters,  and 
  Italic  CAPITALS  and  lower-case  letters,  with 
  accompanying  figures,  points,  and  reference  marks,  -- 
  in  all  about  two  hundred  characters.  Including  the 
  various  modern  styles  of  fancy  type  some  three  or  four 
  hundred  varieties  of  face  are  made  Besides  the 
  ordinary  Roman  and  Italic,  some  of  the  most  important 
  of  the  varieties  are  --  Old  English.  Black  Letter.  Old 
  Style.  French  Elzevir.  Boldface.  Antique.  Clarendon. 
  Gothic.  Typewriter.  Script.  The  smallest  body  in  common 
  use  is  diamond;  then  follow  in  order  of  size,  pearl, 
  agate,  nonpareil,  minion,  brevier,  bourgeois  (or 
  two-line  diamond),  long  primer  (or  two-line  pearl), 
  small  pica  (or  two-line  agate),  pica  (or  two-line 
  nonpareil),  English  (or  two-line  minion),  Columbian  (or 
  two-line  brevier),  great  primer  (two-line  bourgeois), 
  paragon  (or  two-line  long  primer),  double  small  pica 
  (or  two-line  small  pica),  double  pica  (or  two-line 
  pica),  double  English  (or  two-line  English),  double 
  great  primer  (or  two-line  great  primer),  double  paragon 
  (or  two-line  paragon),  canon  (or  two-line  double  pica). 
  Above  this  the  sizes  are  called  five-line  pica, 
  six-line  pica,  seven-line  pica,  and  so  on  being  made 
  mostly  of  wood.  The  following  alphabets  show  the 
  different  sizes  up  to  great  primer.  Brilliant  .  . 
  abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  type 
  n  1:  a  subdivision  of  a  particular  kind  of  thing  "what  type  of 
  sculpture  do  you  prefer?"  [ant:  {antitype}] 
  2:  a  person  of  a  specified  kind  (usually  with  many 
  eccentricities);  "a  strange  character";  "a  friendly 
  eccentric";  "the  capable  type";  "a  mental  case"  [syn:  {character}, 
  {eccentric},  {case}] 
  3:  (biology)  the  taxonomic  group  whose  characteristics  are  used 
  to  define  the  next  higher  taxon 
  4:  printed  characters;  "small  type  is  hard  to  read" 
  5:  a  small  block  of  metal  bearing  a  raised  character  on  one 
  end  produces  a  printed  character  when  inked  and  pressed 
  on  paper;  "he  dropped  a  case  of  type  so  they  made  him  pick 
  them  up" 
  6:  all  of  the  tokens  of  the  same  symbol;  "the  word  `element' 
  contains  five  different  types  of  character" 
  v  1:  write  by  means  of  a  typewriter  [syn:  {typewrite}] 
  2:  identify  as  belonging  to  a  certain  type  "Such  people  can 
  practically  be  typed"  [syn:  {typecast}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  type 
 
    (Or  "data  type")  A  set  of  values  from 
  which  a  variable,  constant,  function,  or  other  expression  may 
  take  its  value. 
 
  Types  supported  by  most  programming  languages  include 
  {integers}  (usually  limited  to  some  range  so  they  will  fit  in 
  one  {word}  of  storage),  {Booleans},  {real  numbers},  and 
  characters.  {Strings}  are  also  common,  though  they  may  be 
  represented  as  {lists}  of  characters  in  some  languages. 
 
  If  s  and  t  are  types,  then  so  is  s  ->  t,  the  type  of 
  {functions}  from  s  to  t;  that  is  give  them  a  term  of  type  s, 
  functions  of  type  s  ->  t  will  return  a  term  of  type  t. 
 
  Some  types  are  {primitive}  -  built-in  to  the  language,  with  no 
  visible  internal  structure  -  e.g.  Boolean;  others  are 
  composite  -  constructed  from  one  or  more  other  types  (of 
  either  kind)  -  e.g.  lists,  {structures},  {unions}. 
 
  Some  languages  provide  {strong  typing},  others  allow  {implicit 
  type  conversion}  and/or  {explicit  type  conversion}. 
 
  (1999-09-19) 
 
 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Type 
  occurs  only  once  in  Scripture  (1  Cor.  10:11,  A.V.  marg.).  The 
  Greek  word  _tupos_  is  rendered  print"  (John  20:25),  figure" 
  (Acts  7:43;  Rom.  5:14),  fashion"  (Acts  7:44),  manner"  (Acts 
  23:25),  form"  (Rom.  6:17),  example"  or  ensample"  (1  Cor. 
  10:6,  11;  Phil.  3:17;  1  Thess.  1:7;  2  Thess.  3:9;  1  Tim.  4:12). 
  It  properly  means  a  model"  or  pattern"  or  mould"  into  which 
  clay  or  wax  was  pressed,  that  it  might  take  the  figure  or  exact 
  shape  of  the  mould.  The  word  type"  is  generally  used  to  denote 
  a  resemblance  between  something  present  and  something  future, 
  which  is  called  the  "antitype." 
 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  TYPE  n.  Pestilent  bits  of  metal  suspected  of  destroying 
  civilization  and  enlightenment,  despite  their  obvious  agency  in  this 
  incomparable  dictionary




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