type
Sort or variety
The general noun type shares some meaning with kind, sort, and category.
It is a handy way of indicating that there are multiple varieties of something: a type of air rifle, data types.
Another group of meanings connected with type are about printed characters—the type in typesetting, typeface, and 24-point type.
The verb type is more frequently associated with those meanings, owing to its earlier association with the typewriter. Type can also mean to assign a type to: We have yet to type these specimens.
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- categorizationArranging into groups
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
family · order · phylum · kingdom · variety · breed · strain · class
Character style set
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- scriptWritten words for performance
- displayPresentation for viewing
glyph · kerning · leading · tracking · ligature · italic · bold · condensed
Nature, symbol, or role
- glyphVisual form of character
- letterWritten symbol or message
- numeralSymbol denoting quantity
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
dingbat · ampersand · asterisk · diacritic · logotype · pictograph · ideograph · hieroglyph
Single keyboard input
- keypressButton actuation on keyboard
- qwertyStandard keyboard arrangement
- hunt and peckVisual, one-key-at-a-time typing
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
autocomplete · cursor · backspace · spacebar · enter · input · carriage return · mechanical
One who turns inward
- extrovertOne who seeks company
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
- dispositionInherent character or arrangement
profile · Myers-Briggs · enneagram · sanguine · choleric · melancholic · phlegmatic · personality
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- categorizationArranging into groups
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
species · family · order · phylum · kingdom · variety · breed · strain · class · specimen
font
Character style set
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- scriptWritten words for performance
display · glyph · kerning · leading · tracking · ligature · italic · bold · condensed · monospaced
character
Nature, symbol, or role
punctuation · dingbat · ampersand · asterisk · diacritic · logotype · pictograph · ideograph · hieroglyph · rune
keystroke
Single keyboard input
- keypressButton actuation on keyboard
- qwertyStandard keyboard arrangement
- hunt and peckVisual, one-key-at-a-time typing
shortcut · autocomplete · cursor · backspace · spacebar · enter · input · carriage return · mechanical · ergonomic
introvert
One who turns inward
- extrovertOne who seeks company
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
disposition · profile · Myers-Briggs · enneagram · sanguine · choleric · melancholic · phlegmatic · personality · character
letterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
- pressApply force downward
- proofDemonstration of truth
- impressionEffect on the mind
compositor · slug · chase · matrix · movable · Gutenberg · galley · block · platen · ink
A
Highest academic mark
positive · negative · Rh factor · antigen · antibody · transfusion · donor · recipient · compatibility · crossmatch
- categoriescategory, kinds, class, classes, groups
- classificationcategory, classification, group, cataloging, grouping
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
- datingmatch, profile, swipe left, hookup, breakup
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- formshape, structure, format, configuration, pattern
typetoken
Representative placeholder
instance · individual · particular · example · specimen
typejumble
Confused disorderly collection
scramble · disarray · chaos · misclassify · disorder
typehandwrite
Form letters manually
handwritten · pen · scrawl · inscribe · manuscript
- type outEnter text digitally
- body typePhysical build category
- blood typeRed cell antigen classification
- type upInput text digitally
- typed upEntered via keyboard
- not my type
typical, typing, typed, prototype, stereotype, typically, archetype, types, atypical