variant

var·i·ant

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adjective

Variant means being different from others or from a standard.
An example of something variant is a grading system that is very different from normal ones.

noun

The definition of a variant is something that is different from the norm.
An example of a variant is a factor in an experiment that is different from all of the others.

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variant

varying; different; esp., different in some way from others of the same kind or class, or from some standard or type
Archaic variable; changeable

Origin of variant

Old French from Classical Latin varians: see variance

anything that is variant, as a different spelling of the same word, a different version of a literary passage, etc.

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variant

adjective

Differing from others of the same kind or from a standard: a variant form of the disease; a book in variant editions.
Having or exhibiting variation; varying: a procedure producing variant results.

noun

Something that differs from others of the same kind or from a standard, as a different spelling or pronunciation of a word.

Origin of variant

Middle English from Old French from Latin variāns variant- present participle of variāre to vary ; see vary .

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Adjective

(comparative more variant, superlative most variant)

Showing variety, diverse.
Showing deviation or disagreement.

Noun

(plural variants)

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris".
"The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene".
(genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
(computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

Origin

Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin variÄns, the present active participle of variÅ (“to change").

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variant - Computer Definition

A term with a variety of meanings. For example, the “implementation” of a component describes how it is constructed; thus, a primitive implementation describes a component implemented by some source document—the source code of a programming language, scripts of commands for an operating system shell, or data in a file in the file system. The implementation of a primitive component, therefore, consists of a list of implementation variants—or alternative implementations. So, if a component has more than one variant defined in its primitive implementation, the specific variant to be used during system construction can be selected using the variant property. In short, a variant definition consists of a name, a pointer to a file in the operating system containing the source document that implements it, and properties that further specify the variant.

Moreover, next-generation versions of worms and viruses are often referred to as variants of the base type. Virus numbering schemes reflect the notion of variants by giving viruses a base name and appending a letter or number to identify the variant, such as Sobig.a and Sobig.f.

See Also: Malware; Polymorphic Virus; Virus; Worm.

Zelesnick, G. Primitive Implementation. [Online, May 12, 1996.] Carnegie Mellon University Website. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~UniCon/reference-manual/Reference_ Manual_30.html.

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