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