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type vs quad

quad vs type

type and quad both are nouns.

type is a verb but quad is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
type Yes No Yes No
quad Yes No No No
As nouns, quad is a hyponym of type; that is, quad is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than type:
  • type: a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
  • quad: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
Other hyponyms of type include kern, space.
type (noun) quad (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
all of the tokens of the same symbol a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
printed characters one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
type (verb) quad (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types
Difference between type and quad

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