tokens
Stand-ins for cash
Tokens are objects or symbols that stand for something else.
A subway token grants passage.
A token of appreciation represents gratitude.
In computing, tokens are the smallest meaningful units that software processes—words, numbers, or symbols parsed from text.
As an adjective, token describes minimal or symbolic efforts: a token gesture, a token minority hire.
The phrase by the same token means correspondingly or for the same reason.
Stamped metal currency
- coinageInvented term or currency
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- mintingProducing official currency
- mintmarkCoin's facility indicator
bullion · commemorative · proof coin · sovereign · medallion · collectible · rarity · patina
Certificate for reduced price
- gift cardPrepaid retail currency
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
prepaid · top-up · promotional · loyalty points · rewards · transit pass · ticket · admission
Confirming genuine identity
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- OAuthToken-based authorization standard
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- credentialProof of qualification
verification · encryption · two-factor · passcode · identifier · cryptographic · authorization · single sign-on
Linguistic meaning unit
- lexemeFundamental dictionary unit
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- unitIndividual part or measure
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
parsing · tokenization · delimiter · syntax · NLP · text processing · segmentation · corpus
Communicative body movement
- signMark conveying information
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- mementoToken of recollection
souvenir · remembrance · expression · pledge · offering · nominal · perfunctory · representation
coin
Stamped metal currency
mintmark · bullion · commemorative · proof coin · sovereign · medallion · collectible · rarity · patina · denomination
coupon
Certificate for reduced price
- gift cardPrepaid retail currency
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
exchange · prepaid · top-up · promotional · loyalty points · rewards · transit pass · ticket · admission · entitlement
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- OAuthToken-based authorization standard
- loginAuthentication act or screen
credential · verification · encryption · two-factor · passcode · identifier · cryptographic · authorization · single sign-on · tokenization
word
Linguistic meaning unit
- lexemeFundamental dictionary unit
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- unitIndividual part or measure
string · parsing · tokenization · delimiter · syntax · NLP · text processing · segmentation · corpus · character
gesture
Communicative body movement
- signMark conveying information
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
memento · souvenir · remembrance · expression · pledge · offering · nominal · perfunctory · representation · emblem
- game nightboard games, card games, players, turns, rules
- game mechanicslevels, rules, cooldown, points, health points
- car carecar wash, car wax, car shampoo, microfiber cloth, polish
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- counterscounter, counters, tally, tally counter, click counter
- Redeemablescoupons, vouchers, gift cards, reward points, loyalty points
tokenslegal tender
Officially recognized payment medium
real money · cash · currency · dollars · banknotes
tokensthe real thing
Authentic original version
genuine article · actuality · substance · reality · essence
- arcade tokensAmusement venue currency
- token gestureInsincere symbolic action
- by the same tokenFor related reasons
- love tokenSentimental gift between sweethearts
- token effortSymbolic but insufficient attempt
- subway tokenCoin for underground trains