text

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
2. (countable, uncountable) A book, tome or other set of writings.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
4. (countable, uncountable) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.
5. (countable, uncountable) A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
6. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.
7. (countable, uncountable) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.

Verb

1. (transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
2. (intransitive) To send and receive text messages.
3. (dated) To write in large characters, as in text hand.

Opposite of

binary

Synonyms

theme

subject

topic

textbook

📖

SMS

article

lyrics

words

document

writing

script

thesis

lyric

paper

book

📖

message

𐐻𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐻

textual matter

text message

original

clause

school text

text edition

provisions

passage

schoolbook

body

matter

quotation

statement

readings

section

story

subject matter

summation

syllabus

term

tidings

title

work

this book

written text

communication

account

text messaging

texting

object matter

master sheet

body of the work

retrieval 2

Translations

texte

Text

texto

testo

texto

tekst

κείμενο

نص

metin

text

simsen

textus

paroles

εδάφιο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɛkst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: text

Cognate with English: texture

In summary

From Middle English text, from Old French texte (“text”), from Medieval Latin textus (“the Scriptures, text, treatise”), from Latin textus (“style or texture of a work”), perfect passive participle of texō (“I weave”). Cognate to English texture.

Sentences

There might be secret messages in this text .

Another four contain framed text .

Early versions of talk did not separate text from each user .

The text implies that method handles scaling , rotation , and translation .