Type may refer to:

Science and technology

Computing

* Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. *

File type A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital storage medium. File formats may be either proprietary or free. Some file format ...

TYPE (DOS command) In computing, is a command in various command-line interpreters ( shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS/ 4NT and Windows PowerShell used to display the contents of specified files on the computer terminal. The analogous Unix command is . I ...

, a command to display contents of a file. * Type (Unix), a command in POSIX shells that gives information about commands. *

Type safety In computer science, type safety and type soundness are the extent to which a programming language discourages or prevents type errors. Type safety is sometimes alternatively considered to be a property of facilities of a computer language; that i ...

, the extent to which a programming language discourages or prevents type errors. * Type system, defines a programming language's response to data types.

Mathematics

* Type (model theory) *

Type theory In mathematics, logic, and computer science, a type theory is the formal presentation of a specific type system, and in general type theory is the academic study of type systems. Some type theories serve as alternatives to set theory as a fou ...

, basis for the study of type systems * Arity or type, the number of operands a function takes * Type, any proposition or set in the

intuitionistic type theory Intuitionistic type theory (also known as constructive type theory, or Martin-Löf type theory) is a type theory and an alternative foundation of mathematics. Intuitionistic type theory was created by Per Martin-Löf, a Swedish mathematician an ...

* Type, of an

entire function In complex analysis, an entire function, also called an integral function, is a complex-valued function that is holomorphic on the whole complex plane. Typical examples of entire functions are polynomials and the exponential function, and any fin ...

Exponential type In complex analysis, a branch of mathematics, a holomorphic function is said to be of exponential type C if its growth is bounded by the exponential function ''e'C'', ''z'', for some real-valued constant ''C'' as , ''z'', → ∞ ...

Biology

* Type (biology), which fixes a scientific name to a taxon *

Dog type Dog types are broad categories of domestic dogs based on form, function, or style of work, lineage, or appearance. Some may be locally adapted dog types (or '' landraces'') that may have the visual characteristics of a modern purebred dog. In ...

, categorization by use or function of domestic dogs

Lettering

* Type is a design concept for lettering used in

typography Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing ( leading), ...

which helped bring about modern textual printing in the publishing industry * Type can refer to a font style, e.g., "italic type" *

Movable type Movable type (US English; moveable type in British English) is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document (usually individual alphanumeric characters or punctuation m ...

, in letterpress printing * Sort (typesetting), in letterpress printing * Typesetting, the composition of text by means of arranging types * Typeface, the overall design of lettering used in a collection of related fonts * Type design, the art and process of designing typefaces * Type foundry, a company that designs or distributes typefaces * Typewriter, a mechanical or electromechanical machine for writing characters similar to those produced by a printer's movable type

Sociology

* Ideal type * Normal type * Typification

Other uses

* Type (acting), a way of characterizing an actor by the sort of role they are well-suited for or fit into easily, or by their performance style * Type & antitype, in

Typology Typology is the study of types or the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics. Typology is the act of finding, counting and classification facts with the help of eyes, other senses and logic. Ty ...

, in Christian theology and Biblical exegesis * "Type" (song), a 1990 song by the band Living Colour * Type (designation), a model numbering system used for vehicles or military equipment **

Type Museum The Type Archive (formerly the Type Museum) is a collection of artefacts representing the legacy of type founding in England, whose famous type foundries and composing systems supplied the world with type in over 300 languages. The Archive was ...

, museum about the above * Architectural type, classification of architecture by functional types (houses, institutions), morphological types or historical types Architectural style subcategories * U.S. Navy type commands, senior commands for the specific "type" of weapon system (i.e., naval aviation, submarine warfare, surface warships) employed * Type of Constans, a 648 edict issued by Byzantine Emperor Constans II *

Type (metaphysics) Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ...

, in philosophy * Type-token distinction, in logic, linguistics, and computer programming