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Type may refer to:
Science and technology
Computing
Typing , producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc.
Data type , collection of values used for computations.
File type
TYPE (DOS command) , a command to display contents of a file.
Type (Unix) , a command in POSIX shells that gives information about commands.
Type safety , the extent to which a programming language discourages or prevents type errors.
Type system , defines a programming language's response to data types.
Mathematics
Biology
Type (biology) , which fixes a scientific name to a taxon
Dog type , categorization by use or function of domestic dogs
Lettering
Type is a design concept for lettering used in
typography which helped bring about modern textual printing in the publishing industry
Type can refer to a
font style, e.g., "italic type"
Movable type , in letterpress printing
Sort (typesetting) , in letterpress printing
Typesetting , the composition of text by means of arranging types
Typeface , the overall design of lettering used in a collection of related fonts
Type design , the art and process of designing typefaces
Type foundry , a company that designs or distributes typefaces
Typewriter , a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by a printer's movable type
Sociology
Other uses
Type (acting) , a way of characterizing an actor by the sort of role they are well-suited for or fit into easily, or by their performance style
Type & antitype, in
Typology , in Christian theology and Biblical exegesis
"Type" (song) , a 1990 song by the band Living Colour
Type (designation) , a model numbering system used for vehicles or military equipment
A layer in the nomenclature of aircraft, as in
type certificate and
type rating
Architectural type, classification of architecture by functional types (houses, institutions), morphological types or historical types
Architectural style subcategories
U.S. Navy type commands , senior commands for the specific "type" of weapon system (i.e., naval aviation, submarine warfare, surface warships) employed
Type of Constans , a 648 edict issued by Byzantine Emperor Constans II
Type-token distinction , in logic, linguistics, and computer programming
See also
Topics referred to by the same term