Editing Type

{{Wiktionary|type}}
'''Type''' may refer to:
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==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===
* [[Type (model theory)]]
* [[Type theory]], basis for the study of type systems
* [[Arity]] or type, the number of operands a function takes
* Type, any proposition or set in the [[intuitionistic type theory]]
* Type, of an [[entire function#Order and type|entire function]]
** [[Exponential type]]

===Biology===
* [[Type (biology)]], which fixes a scientific name to a taxon
* [[Dog type]], categorization by use or function of domestic dogs

===Lettering===
{{See also|Lettering|Character (disambiguation)#Symbols{{!}}Character#Symbols}}
* 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==
* [[Ideal type]]
* [[Normal type]]
* [[Typification]]

==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, also antitype, in [[Typology (theology)|Typology]], in Christian theology and biblical exegesis
* [[Type (song)|"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==
* [[Typology (disambiguation)]], the study of types
* [[Tipo (disambiguation)|Tipo]]
* [[Categorization]]
* [[Kind (disambiguation)]]

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