Sign vs Type - What's the difference?
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(sometimes, also used uncountably) A visible indication.
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A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
* Macaulay
A traffic sign.
A meaningful gesture.
Any of several specialized non-alphabetic symbols.
(astrology) An astrological sign.
(mathematics) Positive or negative polarity.
A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically, a linguistic unit in sign language equivalent to word in spoken languages.
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* 2007 , Marcel Danesi, The Quest for Meaning :
(uncountable) Sign language in general.
An omen.
(medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed by the patient.
A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
To make a mark
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#:The Queen signed her letter with the regal signet.
# To mark, to put or leave a mark on.
#*1726 , Elijah Fenton, The Odyssey of Homer :
#*:Meantime revolving in his thoughtful mind / The scar, with which his manly knee was sign'd […].
# To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
#*c. 1597 , (William Shakespeare), The Merchant of Venice :
#*:Enquire the Iewes house out, giue him this deed, / And let him signe it […].
# More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.
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#:Just sign your name at the bottom there.
#:I received a letter from some woman who signs herself ‘Mrs Trellis’.
# To write one's signature.
# To finalise a contractual agreement to work for a given sports team, record label etc.
#*2011 , The Guardian , (headline), 18 Oct 2011:
#*:Agents say Wales back Gavin Henson has signed for Cardiff Blues.
# To engage (a sports player, musician etc.) in a contract.
To make the sign of the cross
# To bless (someone or something) with the sign of the cross; to mark with the sign of the cross.
#* Book of Common Prayer
#*:We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the cross.
#*1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 34:
#*:At the baptismal ceremony the child was […] signed with the cross in holy water.
# (reflexive) To cross oneself.
#*1855 , (Robert Browning), Men and Women :
#*:Shaking a fist at him with one fierce arm, / Signing himself with the other because of Christ.
To indicate
# To communicate using a gesture or signal.
#* Sir Walter Scott:
# To communicate using gestures to (someone).
#:He signed me that I should follow him through the doorway.
# To use sign language.
# To furnish (a road etc.) with signs.
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
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, title= An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
* 2002 , Pat Conroy, The Great Santini , page 4:
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
* 1872 , Mary Rose Godfrey, Loyal , volume 3, page 116:
(printing, countable) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
# (uncountable) Such types collectively, or a set of type of one font or size.
# (chiefly, uncountable) Text printed with such type, or imitating its characteristics.
(biology) An individual considered representative of members of its taxonomic group.
Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
(biology) A blood group.
(theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
(computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations; a data type.
(fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
(chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
(mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed'' theory). (''Note : this to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)
* Types, theory of. V.N. Grishin (originator), Encyclopedia of Mathematics . URL: http://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Types,_theory_of&oldid=14150
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.
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
* Tennyson
As verbs the difference between sign and type
is that sign is to make a mark while type is .As a noun sign
is (sometimes|also used uncountably) a visible indication.As an adjective type is
stereotypical.sign
English
(wikipedia sign)Etymology 1
From (etyl) signe, from (etyl) ; root uncertain.Noun
(en noun)- The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted signs , which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the streets.
- And why not, as well as our dumbe men dispute, argue and tell histories by signes ?
- In American Sign Language (ASL), for instance, the sign for 'catch' is formed with one hand (in the role of agent) moving across the body (an action) to grasp the forefinger of the other hand (the patient).
- (Milton)
Derived terms
* air sign * astrological sign * earth sign * fire sign * high sign * Indian sign * minus sign * neon sign * plus sign * road sign * sign language * sign of life * star sign * street sign * traffic sign * vital sign * water signEtymology 2
From (etyl) (seigner), (seiner) et al., (etyl) signer et al., and their source, (etyl) ; see Etymology 1, above. Compare (sain).Verb
(en verb)- I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt.
- Please sign on the dotted line.
- It was a great month. I managed to sign three major players.
- I signed to Browne to make his retreat.
Derived terms
* sign in * signing bonus * sign off * sign on * sign over * sign out * sign up * sign one's life awayExternal links
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English
Noun
(en noun)Gemstones, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
- "I just peeked out toward the restaurant and there are a lot of Navy types in there. I'd hate for you to get in trouble on your last night in Europe."
- Altogether he was the type of low ruffianism — as ill-conditioned a looking brute as ever ginned a hare.
- The headline was set in bold type .
- The fundamental types used to express the simplest and most essential chemical relations are hydrochloric acid, water, ammonia, and methane.
- Logics of the second and higher orders may be regarded as type -theoretic systems.
- Categorial grammar is like a combination of context-free grammar and types .
Synonyms
* (grouping based on shared characteristics) category, class, genre, group, kind, sort, tribe * (computing theory) data type * (printing) sort * See alsoDerived terms
* antitype * archetype * blood type * built-in type * composite type * cotype * ideal type * movable type * normal type * primitive type * structured type * typeface * type-safe * typesetter * typewriter * typography * typology * typology * user-defined typeVerb
(typ)- The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.
- Let us type them now in our own lives.