Sekirov Dictionary

token

UK /ˈtəʊkən/US /ˈtoʊkən/

noun30

  1. Something serving as an expression of something else.
  2. A keepsake.
  3. A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
  4. A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
  5. A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
  6. An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
  7. A discrete unit identified and processed during computational analysis of data, especially an individual unit output by a tokenizer.
  8. The basic unit of data processed by generative AI models during training and inference, often used as a consumption metric.
  9. A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
  10. A digital asset that is created and managed on an existing blockchain using a smart contract.
  11. A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
  12. An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
  13. A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
  14. Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
  15. Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
  16. An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
  17. A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
  18. A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
  19. A particular thing to which a concept applies.
  20. A single example of a certain word or other linguistic item in a text or corpus.
  21. A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
  22. A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
  23. A tally.
  24. A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
  25. A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
  26. Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
  27. In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
  28. A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
  29. (figurative, no longer used) Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint.
  30. (no longer used) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.

adjective3

  1. Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
  2. Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
  3. Done as an indication or a pledge.

verb3

  1. To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote
  2. To symbolize, instantiate
  3. To betroth
forms

tokened · tokening · tokeneth · tokens · more token · most token

Phrases with token

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