ALL meanings of feature
fea·ture
F f - noun feature a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline. 1
- noun feature something offered as a special attraction: This model has several added features. 1
- noun feature Also called feature film. the main motion picture in a movie program: What time is the feature? 1
- noun feature any part of the face, as the nose, chin, or eyes: prominent features. 1
- noun feature features, the face; countenance: to compose one's features for the photographers. 1
- noun feature the form or cast of the face: delicate of feature. 1
- noun feature a column, cartoon, etc., appearing regularly in a newspaper or magazine. 1
- noun feature feature story. 1
- noun feature Archaic. make, form, or shape. 1
- verb with object feature to be a feature or distinctive mark of: It was industrial expansion that featured the last century. 1
- verb with object feature to make a feature of; give prominence to: to feature a story or picture in a newspaper. 1
- verb with object feature to delineate the main characteristics of; depict; outline. 1
- verb with object feature Informal. to conceive of; imagine; fancy: He couldn't quite feature himself as a bank president. 1
- verb with object feature Older Use. to resemble in features; favor. 1
- verb without object feature to play a major part. 1
- noun Definition of feature in Technology (jargon) 1. A good property or behaviour (as of a program). Whether it was intended or not is immaterial. 2. An intended property or behaviour (as of a program). Whether it is good or not is immaterial (but if bad, it is also a misfeature). 3. A surprising property or behaviour; in particular, one that is purposely inconsistent because it works better that way - such an inconsistency is therefore a feature and not a bug. This kind of feature is sometimes called a miswart. 4. A property or behaviour that is gratuitous or unnecessary, though perhaps also impressive or cute. For example, one feature of Common LISP's "format" function is the ability to print numbers in two different Roman-numeral formats (see bells, whistles, and gongs). 5. A property or behaviour that was put in to help someone else but that happens to be in your way. 6. A bug that has been documented. To call something a feature sometimes means the author of the program did not consider the particular case, and that the program responded in a way that was unexpected but not strictly incorrect. A standard joke is that a bug can be turned into a feature simply by documenting it (then theoretically no one can complain about it because it's in the manual), or even by simply declaring it to be good. "That's not a bug, that's a feature!" is a common catch-phrase. Apparently there is a Volkswagen Beetle in San Francisco whose license plate reads "FEATURE". See also feetch feetch, creeping featurism, wart, green lightning. The relationship among bugs, features, misfeatures, warts and miswarts might be clarified by the following hypothetical exchange between two hackers on an airliner: A: "This seat doesn't recline." B: "That's not a bug, that's a feature. There is an emergency exit door built around the window behind you, and the route has to be kept clear." A: "Oh. Then it's a misfeature; they should have increased the spacing between rows here." B: "Yes. But if they'd increased spacing in only one section it would have been a wart - they would've had to make nonstandard-length ceiling panels to fit over the displaced seats." A: "A miswart, actually. If they increased spacing throughout they'd lose several rows and a chunk out of the profit margin. So unequal spacing would actually be the Right Thing." B: "Indeed." "Undocumented feature" is a common euphemism for a bug. 7. An attribute or function of a class in Eiffel. 1
- noun feature characteristic 1
- noun,plural feature facial characteristics 1
- noun feature special attraction 1
- noun feature device, software: option 1
- transitive verb feature give prominence 1
- transitive verb feature include as actor 1
- transitive verb feature include, show sth 1
- noun feature known person 1
- noun feature cinema: full-length film 1
- noun feature journalism: major article 1
- verbal expression feature imagine 1
- intransitive verb feature play significant part 1
- transitive verb feature characteristic: have 1
- noun feature A distinctive attribute or aspect of something. 1
- countable noun feature A feature of something is an interesting or important part or characteristic of it. 0
- noun plural feature Your features are your eyes, nose, mouth, and other parts of your face. 0
- verb feature When something such as a film or exhibition features a particular person or thing, they are an important part of it. 0
- verb feature If someone or something features in something such as a show, exhibition, or magazine, they are an important part of it. 0
- countable noun feature A feature is a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a special programme on radio or television. 0
- countable noun feature A feature or a feature film or movie is a full-length film about a fictional situation, as opposed to a short film or a documentary. 0
- countable noun feature A geographical feature is something noticeable in a particular area of country, for example a hill, river, or valley. 0
- noun feature any one of the parts of the face, such as the nose, chin, or mouth 0
- noun feature a prominent or distinctive part or aspect, as of a landscape, building, book, etc 0
- noun feature the principal film in a programme at a cinema 0
- noun feature an item or article appearing regularly in a newspaper, magazine, etc 0
- noun feature a prominent story in a newspaper, etc 0
- noun feature a programme given special prominence on radio or television as indicated by attendant publicity 0
- noun feature an article offered for sale as a special attraction, as in a large retail establishment 0
- noun feature general form or make-up 0
- noun feature a quality of a linguistic unit at some level of description 0
- verb feature to have as a feature or make a feature of 0
- verb feature to give prominence to (an actor, famous event, etc) in a film or (of an actor, etc) to have prominence in a film 0
- verb feature to imagine; consider 0
- noun feature the make, shape, form, or appearance of a person or thing 0