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 Definitions of feature  [ˈfi tʃər]  

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Definition of 'feature' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) feature
a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic:
The best feature of the house is the sun porch.

2.  feature
something offered as a special or main attraction.

3.  feature
Also called feature film. the main motion picture in a movie program.

4.  feature
any part of the face, as the nose, chin, or eyes.

5.  feature
features, the face; countenance.

6.  feature
the form or cast of the face:
delicate of feature.

7.  feature
a column, cartoon, etc., appearing regularly in a newspaper or magazine.

8. (v.t.) feature
to make a feature of; give prominence to.

9.  feature
to have or present (a performer) in a lead role or a prominent supporting role.

10.  feature
to be a feature or distinctive mark of.

11.  feature
to delineate the main characteristics of; depict.

12.  feature
Chiefly Dial. to resemble in features; favor.

13. (v.i.) feature
to play a major part.

14. (adj.) feature
being or offered as a highlight; featured:
the feature attraction at the fair.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME feture < AF, MF faiture < L factūra making. See fact)

Definition of 'feature' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) feature, characteristic
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
"the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

2. (noun) feature, lineament
the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
"an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"

3. (noun) feature, feature film
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
"the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"

4. (noun) feature, feature article
a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
"they ran a feature on retirement planning"

5. (noun) feature of speech, feature
(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind

6. (verb) feature
an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles

7. (verb) have, feature
have as a feature
"This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

8. (verb) sport, feature, boast
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
"she was sporting a new hat"


Definition of 'feature' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) feature
one of the distinct parts of sth that gives it its character
the software's search feature; mountains and other geographical features

2.  feature
the parts of your face
her delicate features

3.  feature
an important article in a newspaper, magazine, etc. or an important part of a television show
a special feature on crime on the local news

4. (verb) feature
to have as a special feature
a soundtrack featuring 10 great jazz artists


Definition of 'feature' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) feature
the make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance

2. (noun) feature
the make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance

3. (noun) feature
the cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one of the features of the landscape

4. (noun) feature
a form; a shape


Definitions of 'feature' The New Hacker's Dictionary 

1.  feature
1. [common] A good property or behavior (as of a program). Whether it was intended or not is immaterial.

2. [common] An intended property or behavior (as of a program). Whether it is good or not is immaterial (but if bad, it is also a misfeature).

3. A surprising property or behavior; in particular, one that is purposely inconsistent because it works better that way — such an inconsistency is therefore a feature and not a bug. This kind of feature is sometimes called a miswart; see that entry for a classic example.

4. A property or behavior that is gratuitous or unnecessary, though perhaps also impressive or cute. For example, one feature of Common LISP's format function is the ability to print numbers in two different Roman-numeral formats (see bells whistles and gongs).

5. A property or behavior that was put in to help someone else but that happens to be in your way.

6. [common] A bug that has been documented. To call something a feature sometimes means the author of the program did not consider the particular case, and that the program responded in a way that was unexpected but not strictly incorrect. A standard joke is that a bug can be turned into a feature simply by documenting it (then theoretically no one can complain about it because it's in the manual), or even by simply declaring it to be good. “That's not a bug, that's a feature!” is a common catchphrase. See also feetch feetch, creeping featurism, wart, green lightning.

The relationship among bugs, features, misfeatures, warts, and miswarts might be clarified by the following hypothetical exchange between two hackers on an airliner:

A: “This seat doesn't recline.

B: “That's not a bug, that's a feature. There is an emergency exit door built around the window behind you, and the route has to be kept clear.

A: “Oh. Then it's a misfeature; they should have increased the spacing between rows here.

B: “Yes. But if they'd increased spacing in only one section it would have been a wart — they would've had to make nonstandard-length ceiling panels to fit over the displaced seats.

A: “A miswart, actually. If they increased spacing throughout they'd lose several rows and a chunk out of the profit margin. So unequal spacing would actually be the Right Thing.

B: “Indeed.

Undocumented feature is a common, allegedly humorous euphemism for a bug. There's a related joke that is sometimes referred to as the “one-question geek test”. You say to someoneI saw a Volkswagen Beetle today with a vanity license plate that read FEATURE”. If he/she laughs, he/she is a geek.


Translation of 'feature' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a mark by which anything is known; a quality
The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kenmerk, eienskap Arabic flag Arabic: علامَه مُميِّزَه، صِفَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: особеност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: característica Czech flag Czech: rys, znak German flag German: das Merkmal
Danish flag Danish: kendetegn Greek flag Greek: χαρακτηριστικό, γνώρισμα Spanish flag Spanish: característica
Estonian flag Estonian: tunnusjoon Farsi flag Farsi: ویژگی Finnish flag Finnish: ominaisuus
French flag French: caractéristique Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְאַפייֵן Hindi flag Hindi: विशेष गुण
Croatian flag Croatian: obilježje, svojstvo Hungarian flag Hungarian: jellemvonás, sajátosság, Indonesian flag Indonesian: ciri khas
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sérkenni Italian flag Italian: caratteristica Japanese flag Japanese: 特徴
Korean flag Korean: 특징 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: bruožas, ypatybė Latvian flag Latvian: pazīme; iezīme
Malay flag Malay: ciri khas Dutch flag Dutch: kenmerk Norwegian flag Norwegian: særpreg, karakteristisk t
Polish flag Polish: cecha Persian flag Persian: ویژگی Pashto flag Pashto: بڼه، څپره، مخ، شكل، بيلوو
Portuguese flag Portuguese: característica Romanian flag Romanian: caracteristică Russian flag Russian: собенность
Slovak flag Slovak: znak Slovenian flag Slovenian: značilnost Serbian flag Serbian: karakteristika
Swedish flag Swedish: särdrag, kännetecken Thai flag Thai: ลักษณะ Turkish flag Turkish: özellik, nitelik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 特色 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: особливість; властивість Urdu flag Urdu: کسی چیز کا نمایاں وصف
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đặc trưng Chinese flag Chinese: 特色

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