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  The word "attribute" can refer to:

  • In philosophy
    Philosophy

    Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
    , property
    Property (philosophy)

    In modern philosophy, mathematics, and logic, a property is an attribute of an Object ; thus a red object is said to have the property of redness....
    , an abstraction
    Abstraction

    Abstraction is the process or result of generalization by reducing the information content of a concept or an observable phenomenon, typically in order to retain only information which is relevant for a particular purpose....
     of a characteristic
    Characteristic

    Characteristic has several particular meanings: *in mathematics** characteristic function ** Euler characteristic** characteristic ** characteristic subgroup...
     of an entity
    Entity

    An entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities....
     or substance
  • In art, an object that identifies a figure, most commonly referring to objects held by saints - see emblem
    Emblem

    An emblem is a pictorial , abstract art or representational, that epitomizes a concept ? e.g., a moral truth, or an allegory ? or that represents a person, such as a Monarch or Saint symbology....
  • In social sciences
    Social sciences

    The social sciences comprise academic disciplines concerned with the study of the social life of human groups and individuals including anthropology, communication studies, economics, human geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology....
    , a characteristic of a variable
  • In linguistics, a syntax
    Syntax

    In linguistics, syntax is the study of the principles and rules for constructing Sentence s in natural languages. In addition to referring to the discipline, the term syntax is also used to refer directly to the rules and principles that govern the sentence structure of any individual language, as in "the Irish syntax"....
     unit, either a word, phrase or clause, that modifies a noun
  • A deity's aspect; see Negative theology
    Negative theology

    Negative theology?also known as the Via Negativa and Apophatic theology?is a theology that attempts to describe God, the Divine Good, by negation, to speak only in terms of what may not be said about the perfect goodness that is God....


In computing:

  • Attribute (computing)
    Attribute (computing)

    In computing, an attribute is a specification that defines a property of an object, element, or file. An attribute of an object usually consists of a name and a value; of an element, a type or class name; of a file, a name and extension....
    , a factor of an object or other kind of entity
  • SMART attribute
    Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology

    Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, or S.M.A.R.T. , is a monitoring system for computer hard disks to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, in the hope of anticipating failures....
     Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology
  • Attribute (network management)
    Attribute (network management)

    In network management, an attribute is a property of a managed object that has a value.Mandatory initial values for attributes can be specified as part of the managed object class definition....
    , a property of a managed object that has a value
  • A property inherent in a database
    Database

    A database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system. The structure is achieved by organizing the data according to a database model....
     entity or associated with that entity for database purposes. This definition is especially relevant for dimensional tables
    Dimension table

    In data warehousing, a dimension table is one of the set of companion tables to a fact table.The fact table contains business facts or measures and foreign keys which refer to candidate keys in the dimension tables....
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  • A parameter of an element in SGML-based markup languages like HTML and XML. See HTML#Attributes
    HTML

    HTML, an Acronym and initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant markup language for Web pages. It provides a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document?by denoting certain text as links, headings, paragraphs, lists, and so on?and to supplement that text with interactive forms, embedded '...


In gaming:

  • Attribute (role-playing games)
    Attribute (role-playing games)

    An attribute is a piece of data that describes to what extent a fictional character in a role-playing game possesses a specific natural, in-born Property common to all characters in the game....
    , a type of statistic for a fictional character
  • Attribute (game), a board game
    Board game

    File:Game_of_life_board.jpgA board game is a game in which counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a "board" . As do other form of entertainment, board games can represent nearly any subject....