attribute

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Noun:
  • (UK): IPA: /ˈætrɪbjuːt/, SAMPA: /"{trIbju:t/
  • (US): enPR: ă'trĭ-byo͞ot, IPA: /ˈætrɪbjut/, SAMPA: /"{trIbjut/
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• Verb:
  • (UK): IPA: /æˈtrɪbjuːt/, SAMPA: /{"trIbju:t/
  • (US): enPR: ă-trĭb'yo͞ot, IPA: /æˈtrɪbjut/ SAMPA: /{"trIbjut/
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[edit] Etymology

From Latin attributus past participle of attribuere.

[edit] Noun

attribute (plural attributes)

1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.

   His finest attribute is his kindness.

2. (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.

   In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".

3. (computing) The applicable option selection; a variable or a value.

   This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero.

4. (logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
5. (computing) An item with which a method, etc. may be decorated.

   There are some more implementations which use C# attributes to define custom attributes specific to the AOP engine. Then the classes that need to be intercepted will be decorated with these custom attributes.

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• See also Wikisaurus:characteristic

[edit] Derived terms

• attributeness

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• attributive

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[edit] Verb

to attribute (third-person singular simple present attributes, present participle attributing, simple past and past participle attributed)

1. (used with to before the object) To associate ownership or authorship with.

   This poem is attributed to Browning.

[edit] Derived terms

• attributable
• attribution

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[edit] External links

• attribute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• attribute in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911