type

type

(tIp') n.

1. a formally defined category within a system of such categories.

2. a particular way of organizing digital data, such as a data type, file type, member type, entry type, or dataset type.

3. Typography. text presented visually using specific letterforms; text as part of a graphic design.

v.t.

4. to ascertain the type of, by applying a set of rules that distinguish types from each other.

v.t.&i.

5. to provide text to a computer by pressing the keys on a computer keyboard.

TYPE (SAS word)

Dataset option.