Science and technology

• Feature (software design)
  Feature (software design)
  The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers defines the term feature in IEEE 829 as "A distinguishing characteristic of a software item ." - Feature-rich :...
  
   is an intentional distinguishing characteristic of a software item (in performance, portability, or especially functionality).
• Feature (computer vision)
  Feature (Computer vision)
  In computer vision and image processing the concept of feature is used to denote a piece of information which is relevant for solving the computational task related to a certain application...
  
  , could be an edge, corner or blob
• Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch
• Features (pattern recognition)
  Features (pattern recognition)
  In pattern recognition, features are the individual measurable heuristic properties of the phenomena being observed. Choosing discriminating and independent features is key to any pattern recognition algorithm being successful in classification...
  
  , in statistics, individual measurable properties of the phenomena being observed
• Feature data
  Feature data
  In geographic information systems, a feature is an object that can have a geographic location and other properties. Common types of geometries include points, arcs, and polygons. Carriageways and cadastres are examples of feature data...
  
  , in geographic information systems, comprises information about an entity with a geographic location

Media

• Feature film
  Feature film
  In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
  
  , a film intended for initial distribution in theaters
• A feature story
  Feature story
  - Published Features & news :While the distinction between published features and news is often clear, when approached conceptually there are few hard boundaries between the two. It is quite possible to write a feature in the style of a news story, for instance...
  
   is a piece of journalistic writing that covers a selected issue in-depth
• Radio documentary
  Radio documentary
  A radio documentary or feature is a purely acoustic performance devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures. It is broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD...
  
   (feature), a radio program devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures

Linguistics

• Feature (linguistics)
  Feature (linguistics)
  A feature is a concept applied to several fields of linguistics, typically involving the assignment of binary or unary conditions which act as constraints.-In phonology:...
  
  , a property of a class of linguistic items which describes individual members of that class
• Distinctive feature
  Distinctive feature
  In linguistics, a distinctive feature is the most basic unit of phonological structure that may be analyzed in phonological theory.Distinctive features are grouped into categories according to the natural classes of segments they describe: major class features, laryngeal features, manner features,...
  
  , the most basic unit of structure that can be analyzed by phonetics and phonology

Other uses

• Feature (archaeology)
  Feature (archaeology)
  Feature in archaeology and especially excavation has several different but allied meanings. A feature is a collection of one or more contexts representing some human non-portable activity that generally has a vertical characteristic to it in relation to site stratigraphy. Examples of features are...
  
  , any dug, built, or dumped evidence of human activity
• The Features
  The Features
  The Features are an American indie rock band from Tennessee. Though they have had limited success in the United States, they have been very well received in the United Kingdom and have a very loyal following in the Southeastern United States.-Early years:...
  
  , an American rock band