type

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type noun

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.“This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.”
An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.

type verb

To put text on paper using a typewriter.
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
To determine the blood type of.“The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.”
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

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