Look up: Character

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   character
   Heritable trait possessed by an organism; characters are usually described in terms of their states, for example: 'hair present' vs. 'hair absent,' where 'hair' is the character, and 'present' and 'absent' are its states.
   Found on http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gl
   
   
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   Character
   A character is a inherited trait of an organism. Characters are usually described in terms of a state, for example: blue eyes vs. brown eyes, where eyes is the character, and blue and brown are its states.
   Found on http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subject
   
   
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   Character
   A cartoon figure (usually, but not necessarily) taken from comic books, TV or popular culture to add humor or emphasis to a piece. In some pieces, the character takes the place of a letter in the word.
   Found on http://www.graffiti.org/faq/graffiti.glo
   
   
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   character
   Any trait of an organism; not limited to anatomy (for example, behavioral characters).
   Found on http://www.pearlfishpress.com/glossary.h
   
   
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   Character
   The term used to indicate form, functions or features of individuals.
   Found on http://www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glos
   
   
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   character
   A symbol in writing. A letter, punctuation mark, or figure.
   Found on http://www.jgoffin.freeserve.co.uk/abf/g
   
   
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   Character
   A distinctive mark: an inscribed letter: one of a set of writing-symbols.
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   character
   [n] - good repute 2. [n] - a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) 3. [n] - a written symbol that is used to represent speech 4. [n] - a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person`s qualifications and dependability 5. [n] - an actor`s portrayal of someone in a play 6. [n] - the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions 7. [v] - engrave or inscribe characters on
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Character
   A single letter, numeric digit or punctuation mark as defined by ASCII or EBCDIC codes. One character requires 1 byte of storage.
   Found on http://www.doconsite.co.uk/directorypage
   
   
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    Character
    Wines are naturally full of good qualities. These qualities themselves are defined by the grape variety or varieties used to make the wine.
    Found on http://www.hintsandthings.co.uk/livingro
    
    
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    Character
    (1) A single group of bars and spaces that represents a specific number (usually one) of numbers, letters, punctuation marks, or other symbols. (2) A graphic shape representing a letter, numeral, or symbol. (3) A letter, digit, or other symbol that is used as part of the organization, control, or representation of data
    Found on http://www.thebarcodewarehouse.co.uk/hel
    
    
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    Character
    A letter, figure, number, punctuation or other symbol contained in a message or used in a control function
    Found on http://www.amplicon.co.uk/info/glossary.
    
    
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    character
    one of a set of symbols representing the alphabet, punctuation marks, etc (eg: as found on a typewriter keyboard)
    Found on http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/glossary/ccglc.ht
    
    
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    Character
    an individual in a story, play or poem whose personality can be inferred from their actions and dialogue. Writers may also use physical description of the individual to give readers clues about a character. chronological writing writing organised in terms of sequences of events.
    Found on http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary
    
    
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    Character
    A single element in a typeface (letter, numeral, punctuation mark).
    Found on http://www.britishprint.com/tw/glossary.
    
    
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    Character
    A letter, digit or other symbol that is used as the representation of data. A connected sequence of characters is called a character string.
    Found on http://www.flowmeterdirectory.com/flowme
    
    
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    character
    (character) An atom in a character repertoire. Compare with glyph. (1998-10-18)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/
    
    
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    Character
    a member of a set of elements upon which agreement has been reached and that is used for the organization,control or representation of data Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a distinctive colour and/or periodic rhythm of a beacon or light signal,enabling it to be identified Category: Electrical engineering and energy
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    character
    A single shape used to represent a letter, number, symbol, etc.
    Found on http://www.stmarys.tlfe.org/subjects/inf
    
    
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    Character
    Char'ac·ter noun [ Latin , an instrument for marking, character, Greek ..., from ... to make sharp, to cut into furrows, to engrave: confer French caractère .] 1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. « It were much to be wished that there were throughout the world but one sort of character for each letter to express it to the eye. Holder. » 2 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/55
    
    
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    Character
    Char'ac·ter transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Charactered .] 1. To engrave; to inscribe. [ R.] « These trees shall be my books. And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character . Shak. » 2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe; to characterize. [ R.] Mitford.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/55
    
    
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    character
    In current usage, approximately equivalent to personality. The sum of the relatively fixed personality traits and habitual modes of response of an individual. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
    
    
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    character
    grapheme noun a written symbol that is used to represent speech; `the Greek alphabet has 24 characters`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    character
    noun (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
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    character
    eccentric 1 type noun a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); `a real character`; `a strange character`; `a friendly eccentric`; `the capable type`; `a mental case`
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