Type
/taɪp/
noun
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
“This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.”
An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
Synonyms: data type, category, class, genre, group, kind, nature, sort
verb
To put text on paper using a typewriter.
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
To determine the blood type of.
“The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.”