Type (Unix) definition

(1) A small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper

"He dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"

(2) A subdivision of a particular kind of thing

"What type of sculpture do you prefer?"

(3) All of the tokens of the same symbol

"The word `element' contains five different types of character"

(4) Printed characters

"Small type is hard to read"

(5) (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

(6) A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

"A real character"

"A strange character"

"A friendly eccentric"

"The capable type"

"A mental case"

(7) Identify as belonging to a certain type

"Such people can practically be typed"

(8) Write by means of a keyboard with types

"Type the acceptance letter, please"