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written text

written text

2 2.0
Words put on paper or saved in a file, not spoken
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪtən tɛkst/
translation icon : texto escrito
  • The written text of the contract must be reviewed carefully before signing to ensure all terms are clear.
  • comprehend written text
  • meaning from written text
  • understand written text

The actual written text in your code is a way you talk to your team members.

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Examples

  • Additionally, novels have changed the format of the written text itself.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The photos provided visual accompaniment for the written text that was read during the final presentation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Assessment is still, for the most part, based on written text.

    Academic text (2017)
  • What do students need to know about graphics in written text?

    Academic text (2013)
  • Thomas Jefferson initiated the practice of sending a written text of his State of the Union address to Congress.

    Academic text (1997)
  • What information in the art is not available in the written text (and vice versa)?

    Academic text (2012)
  • Likewise, teachers need to realize that textual analysis goes beyond any written text to other human experiences.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Although the art in picturebooks relates to the written text, it is also created to communicate its own meaning.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Copyright is also easily obtained and can help protect written texts, works of art, and databases.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Students produced a more narrow range of written texts in their social studies notebooks (Figure 3).

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

text
vswritten text
355 1.0

The main words written in a book or document without notes and pictures

is especially about written copies or transcriptions of such words
writing
vswritten text
123 1.0

Marks or letters on a surface that show language

is specifically the produced copy of those signs, often transcribed
written word
vswritten text
16 3.2

Words shown with letters on a page or screen instead of spoken

is specifically a physical or copied instance of such written language
piece of writing
vswritten text
  • Specialized
9 2.1

A text that a person makes to share ideas, feelings, or stories

is about being a written copy or transcript rather than a crafted piece
transcription
vswritten text
8 3.9

A written or typed copy of what someone says

is specifically a written copy often made from speech or dictation
written record
vswritten text
5 3.4

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

is more simply any written copy, not only those kept as evidence
written material
vswritten text
  • Literature
3 2.3

Text created by a person, like a book or letter

is more about being a copied or transcribed piece than style
written document
vswritten text
  • Formal
3 2.5

A formal paper that gives information or records facts

is broader, focusing on any copied written version rather than formality
written account
vswritten text
1 3.2

A paper that describes events so people can read about them later

is about a written copy in general, not only factual event records
written matter
vswritten text
3.6

Text to be printed or published without pictures

is focused on being a written copy rather than publication intent
textual matter
vswritten text
5.3

The written words in a book or article, not the pictures

is about a written copy of words, often transcribed from speech

Antonyms

99 2.7

Said aloud instead of written down

How Polished

published
3.0
manuscript
129 6.5
written text
2 2.0
transcript
  • Formal
239 4.2
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7

Surface Forms

written text singular
written texts plural

Morphology

written + text

The meaning 'something that is written' is directly and predictably built from 'written' (in a written form) modifying 'text' (written content). This adjective + noun composition follows standard, cross-linguistic patterns and would be immediately clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Written text combines written, meaning made by writing, and text, which once gave the picture of words 'woven' together like threads on a cloth. So written text simply means 'something that is written'.