Sekirov Dictionary

attribute

/ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/

noun 7
/əˈtɹɪb.juːt/ verb 2
forms 6

noun7

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A characteristic or quality of a thing.
- His finest attribute is his kindness.
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An option or setting belonging to some object.
- This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero.
- A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten.
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An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
- The eagle and the bolt of lightning are attributes of Jove.
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A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
- Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.
A word that qualifies a noun.
That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
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(old-fashioned) A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
- […] you can only carry two objects, your attributes clash when you walk past multi-coloured objects and your enemies fly up and down from the ceiling. — 1987

attribute

/əˈtɹɪb.juːt/

verb2

To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.; to affix.
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To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
- This poem is attributed to Browning.

forms

attributed · attributedst · attributing · attributes · attributeth · attributest

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