English

Noun

type (plural: types)

1. A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
2. An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
3. A block of metal or wood having a raised letter or character on its surface used for printing; also, a set of such blocks.
4. . An individual considered representative of members of its taxonomic group: the type of a genus, family, etc.
5. . Something or someone, usually from scripture , that represents what is to come; a prefiguration.
6. A tag attached to variables and values used in determining what values may be assigned to what variables.

Related terms

• Sense (1)
  • blood type
  • typology

• Sense (3)
  • movable type
  • typesetter
  • typewriter

• Sense (5)
  • antitype
  • archetype
  • typology

Synonyms

• class (1)
• genre (1)
• kind (1)
• sort (1)

Translations

• German: Art f
• Japanese: タイプ (taipu)
• Spanish: tipo

Verb

to type (types, typed, typing)

1. To put text on paper using a typewriter.
2. To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.

Related terms

• typing
• typist
• typo

Translations

• French: dactylographier , pianoter
• German: schreiben
• Spanish: mecanografiar

German

Noun

Type f

1. an unspecified person referred to in a somewhat respectless way; bloke.