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Text vs Tect - What's the difference?

text | tect |

As nouns the difference between text and tect

is that text is while tect is (obsolete|rare) a (l).

As an adjective tect is

(obsolete|rare|construed as a past participle) ; (l).

text

English

Noun

  • A consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
  • A book, tome or other set of writings.
  • (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones; an SMS text message.
  • (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text (often contrasted with binary data ).
  • A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
  • Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.; topic; theme.
  • A style of writing in large characters; text-hand; also, a kind of type used in printing.
    • German text

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

    (terms related to text) * context * pretext

    External links

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    Verb

  • To send a text message to; to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
    • Just text me when you get here.
  • To send (a message) to someone by SMS.
    • I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.
  • To send and receive text messages.
    • Have you been texting all afternoon?
  • To write in large characters, as in text hand.
  • *
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2009 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=Lain Fenlon , title=Early Music History: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Music , chapter= citation , genre=Music , publisher=Cambridge University Press , isbn=9780521746540 , page= p. 223 , passage=The basic plan is simple. For the first two phrases the texted' line is above the '''untexted'''; for the next two, bring us to the midpoint cadence, the '''texted''' line is for the most part lower; and the in the second half the ' texted material starts lower, moves into the upper position and finally occupies the bottom range again. }}

    Synonyms

    * (to send a text message to) message, SMS (UK)

    tect

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the (etyl) tecte, from the (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete, rare, construed as a past participle) ; (l).
    • Derived terms
    * (l) (obsolete) * (l)

    References

    * “ †?Tect, ppl. a.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of '''' [1st ed., 1919]
    ??†?Tect,''' ''ppl. a.''?''Obs. rare.''?[ad. L. ''tect-us'', pa. pple. of ''teg?re'' to cover.]?Covered, hidden.?(Const. as pa. pple.?See also Tectly.)?So †?'''Te·cted.'''?[¶?'''''c'' 1440''' ''Pallad. on Husb.'' vi. 180 With chaf or fern this boordis do be tecte.?''Ibid.'' viii. 79 The tuppe is chosun fair of altitude, Ywombed side, and tecte in whitest wolle.?'''''c'' 1557''' Abp. Parker ''Ps.'' cxv. 332 Why els no doubt, the Heathen sect, Would say where is their God so tect??'''1657 Tomlinson ''Renou’s Disp.     459 The shells wherewith they are tected. * “ †tect, ppl. a.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989

    Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) ; see above.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) A (l).

    • References

    * “ †?Tect, sb.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of ''A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles'' [1st ed., 1919]
    ??†?Tect,''' ''sb.''?''Obs. rare''?—?1.?[ad. L. ''tect-um'' roof, prop. neut. of ''tectus'', pa. pple. ‘covered’: see next.]?A roof.?In comb. '''te·ct-demo·lished''' ''a.'', having the roof demolished, disroofed.?[¶?'''1632 ?Lithgow ''Trav.     x. 432 Tect-demolished Churches, vnpassable Bridges. * “ †tect, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989