attribute

noun

  1. 1

    A characteristic or quality of a thing.

    His finest attribute is his kindness.
  2. 2

    (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.

    In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".
  3. 3

    That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.

  4. 4

    An option or setting belonging to some object.

    A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten.
  5. 5

    A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.

    Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.
  6. 6

    A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.

verb

  1. 1

    To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.

  2. 2

    To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.

    This poem is attributed to Browning.

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