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attrib

attrib

8.6
A quality or property of something often used for data fields
  • noun
  • /ˈætrɪb/
  • Specialized
translation icon : atributo
  • In computer programming, an attrib represents a quality associated with a specific data element.

Examples

  • When analyzing the dataset, we focused on the key attrib that influences the model outcomes.

  • You'll see many desktop shaders that use the glMultiTexCoordX attribs as arbitrary data streams, often packing things like tangents or skinning data into them.

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  • Each image in the gallery has an attrib that describes its dimensions and color depth.

Synonyms

property
vsattrib
379 3.3

A quality of something, for example how it looks or works

is the abbreviated technical term often used to name identifying qualities
attribute
vsattrib
127 3.8

A quality that a person or thing has

is the shortened written form mainly used in technical or computing contexts

How Specific

parameter
140 6.7
feature
566 2.5
attrib
  • Specialized
8.6
property
379 3.3
quality
618 1.8

Surface Forms

attrib singular
attribs plural

Etymology

Attrib is an abbreviation of attribute, meaning a 'property' or 'quality' of something, especially a data field. So when developers call a data field an attrib, they mean it is one of the item's properties.