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attribut — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adjunct noun An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
  • attribute noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
  • tag noun A small label attached to an item, showing information such as its price, size, or owner.

Senses

attribut is used for these senses in English:

  • adjunct An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
  • attribute A characteristic or quality of a thing.
  • attribute (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
  • attribute (computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
  • predicative (grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
  • tag (computing) A keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information enabling keyword-based classification; often used to categorize content.

adjunct — full definition

  1. noun An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
  2. noun A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
  3. noun Ellipsis of adjunct professor.
  4. noun An unmalted grain or grain product that supplements the main mash ingredient.

attribute — full definition

  1. noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.
  2. noun A property or setting associated with a data object, in computing.
  3. verb To say that something is caused by or belongs to a particular source.

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