type - noun

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

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

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

printed characters

all of the tokens of the same symbol

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

type - verb

• write by means of a keyboard with types
• identify as belonging to a certain type

type - thesaurus

case   character   eccentric   typecast   typewrite