Typing Definition–noun | 1. | a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type. | | 2. | a thing or person regarded as a member of a class or category; kind; sort (usually fol. by of): This is some type of mushroom.
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| | 3. | Informal. a person, regarded as reflecting or typifying a certain line of work, environment, etc.: a couple of civil service types. | | 4. | a thing or person that represents perfectly or in the best way a class or category; model: the very type of a headmaster. | | 5. | Printing. | a. | a rectangular piece or block, now usually of metal, having on its upper surface a letter or character in relief. |
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/tr> | c. | a similar piece in a typewriter or the like. | | d. | such pieces collectively. | | e. | a printed character or printed characters: a headline in large type. | | | 6. | Biology. | a. | a genus or species that most nearly exemplifies the essential characteristics of a higher group. | | b. | the one or more specimens on which the description and naming of a species is based. | | | 7. | Agriculture. | a. | the inherited features of an animal or breed that are favorable for any given purpose: dairy type. | | b. | a strain, breed, or variety of animal, or a single animal, belonging to a specific kind. | | | 8. | Logic, Linguistics. Also called type-word. the general form of a word, expression, symbol, or the like in contrast to its particular instances: The type “and” in “red and white and blue” has two separate tokens. Compare token (def. 8). | | 9. | the pattern or model from which something is made. | | 10. | an image or figure produced by impressing or stamping, as the principal figure or device on either side of a coin or medal. | | 11. | a distinctive or characteristic mark or sign. | | 12. | a symbol of something in the future, as an Old Testament event serving as a prefiguration of a New Testament event. | –verb (used with object) | 14. | to write on a typewriter; typewrite or keyboard. | | 15. | to reproduce in type or in print. | | 16. | Medicine/Medical. to ascertain the type of (a blood or tissue sample). | | 18. | to be a type or symbol of; typify; symbolize; represent. | | 19. | to represent prophetically; foreshadow; prefigure. | –verb (used without object) |
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Job Definition–noun | 1. | a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn. | | 2. | a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor. | | 3. | anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time. | | 4. | an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job. | | 5. | the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job. | | 6. | the process or requirements, details, etc., of working: It was a tedious job. | | 7. | the execution or performance of a task: She did a good job. | | 8. | Slang. a theft or similar criminal action: The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job. | | 9. | a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain. | | 10. | Slang. an example of a specific or distinctive type: That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned. | | 11. | Computers. a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs. | –verb (used without object) | 12. | to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece. | | 13. | to do business as a jobber. | | 14. | to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain. | –verb (used with object) | 15. | to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often fol. by out): He jobbed out the contract to a number o
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f small outfits. | | 16. | to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities: He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana. | | 17. | to get rid of or dispose of: His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office. | | 18. | to swindle or trick (someone): They jobbed him out of his property. | | 19. | to carry on (public or official business) f
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or improper private gain. | –adjective | 20. | of or for a particular job or transaction. | | 21. | bought, sold, or handled together: He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities. | —Idioms | 22. | do a job on, Slang. | a. | to destroy, defeat, damage, or confound thoroughly: The thugs did a job on him—he'll be in the hospital for a month. | | b. | to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly; snow. | | | 23. | on the job, alert; observant: The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed. | |
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