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text (tekst)

noun

  1. the actual structure of words in a piece of writing; wording
    1. the actual or original words used by an author, as distinguished from notes, commentary, paraphrase, translation, etc.
    2. the exact or original words of a speaker
  3. any of the forms, versions, or editions in which a written work exists
  4. the principal matter on a printed or written page, as distinguished from notes, headings, illustrations, etc.
  5. the main body of a book, excluding front and back matter
  6. the body, or substance, of an item of computer data, esp. nonnumerical data, as opposed to the accompanying information necessary for storage, retrieval, etc.
  7. the words of a song, oratorio, etc.
    1. a Biblical passage quoted as authority for a belief or as the topic of a sermon
    2. any passage, book, etc. used to support one's stand or as thematic material, etc.
    3. any topic or subject dealt with
  9. something, usually a piece of writing, regarded as an object of analysis or interpretation
  10. text hand
  11. any of several black-letter styles of type
  12. textbook
  13. any of various versions or recensions of all or part of the Scriptures, taken to represent the authentic reading

Etymology: ME < OFr texte < L textus, fabric, structure, text < pp. of texere, to weave: see technic

text Synonyms

text

n.

  1. A textbook

    course book, class book, prescribed reading, required reading, manual, handbook, study book, assigned reference, syllabus; see also book 1.

  2. A subject, especially a verse from the Bible

    quotation, line, paragraph, stanza, passage, extract, topic, thesis, theme; see also subject 1.

  3. Writing, considered for its authenticity

    lines, textual evidence, document; see manuscript, writing 2. See syn. study at subject.

Text Hacker Definition

In cryptography, text is used to mean any information to be encrypted, plaintext refers to the message before it is encrypted, and ciphertext refers to the message after it is encrypted.

See Also: Ciphertext; Cryptography or “Crypto”; Plaintext.

text Telecom Definition

Synonymous with plain text. Data comprising standard characters (e.g., letters, numbers, and punctuation marks), with no formatting codes. Such unformatted text usually is coded according to the ASCII standard, which adequately represents the characters and symbols used to form the words used in most spoken languages and which, therefore, lends itself to text-to-speech (TTS) conversion. See also ASCII, data, rich text, texting, and TTS.

text Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • read: Of course, there's nothing to keep one from reading the text twice...
  • translate: Additional categories include selected secondary resources, medieval legal history, maps, images, films and music, and newly translated texts.
  • paste: You may also copy and paste text from a Word or text file.
  • reproduce: In the examination, the students had answered a question by reproducing the text from a lecturer's article.
  • contain: Elements can contain plain text, other elements, or both.
  • edit: The resulting xml file can then be text edited into the overall item container of the RSS file.

Adjective modifier

  • full: Full text of Hilary Benn's speech How should we fund an African NHS?
  • plain: Elements can contain plain text, other elements, or both.
  • literary: The module then considers examples of literary texts which exemplify a postmodern outlook on reality ( or, on ' reality ' ).
  • biblical: The wise interpreter allows his knowledge of genres to control how he approaches each individual biblical text.
  • alt: Images have alt text to describe the image to the user.
  • original: Alternatively, the text alluded to may not so much extend the original text as help create a new third entity.

Modifies a noun

  • message: How many text messages do you send each day?
  • editor: A global solution is to make a simple text editor, rather than Excel, the default program with which to open these files.
  • file: Put the cues into a text file on a PC.
  • size: Version of the courseware: All You can change the text size of the course easily.
  • box: A written script of the Dialog is displayed in a text box below a video clip.
  • format: Data from the web can be stored and viewed in text format from the Memo Pad.

Noun used with modifier

  • sms: SMS text messages to mobiles via desktop or website Desktop and web-based SMS text messaging from NetSecrets.
  • anchor: I will happily place anything in the anchor text to help your search engine visibility - just let me know your requirements.