ALL meanings of literal
lit·er·al
L l - adjective literal following the words of the original very closely and exactly: a literal translation of Goethe. 1
- noun Definition of literal in Technology (programming) A constant made available to a process, by inclusion in the executable text. Most modern systems do not allow texts to modify themselves during execution, so literals are indeed constant; their value is written at compile-time and is read-only at run time. In contrast, values placed in variables or files and accessed by the process via a symbolic name, can be changed during execution. This may be an asset. For example, messages can be given in a choice of languages by placing the translation in a file. Literals are used when such modification is not desired. The name of the file mentioned above (not its content), or a physical constant such as 3.14159, might be coded as a literal. Literals can be accessed quickly, a potential advantage of their use. 1
- adjective literal in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word. 1
- adjective literal factual 1
- adjective literal word by word 1
- adjective literal meaning: actual, not figurative 1
- noun literal Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. 1
- noun literal a typographical error, especially involving a single letter. 1
- adjective literal expressed by letters. 1
- adjective literal of the nature of letters. 1
- adjective literal of or relating to the letters of the alphabet. 1
- adjective literal (of persons) tending to construe words in the strict sense or in an unimaginative way; matter-of-fact; prosaic. 1
- adjective literal being actually such, without exaggeration or inaccuracy: the literal extermination of a city. 1
- adjective literal true to fact; not exaggerated; actual or factual: a literal description of conditions. 1
- adjective literal affecting a letter or letters: a literal error. 1
- adjective literal giving the actual denotation of the word 0
- adjective literal giving the original or earlier meaning of a word; etymological 0
- adjective literal habitually interpreting statements or words according to their actual denotation; prosaic; matter-of-fact 0
- adjective literal having a literal mind; lacking imagination 0
- adjective literal real; not going beyond the actual facts; accurate; unvarnished 0
- adjective literal being so in fact but not in name; virtual 0
- noun literal a typographical error 0
- adjective literal (of a person) Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact. 0
- noun literal (programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program. 0
- noun literal (logic) A propositional variable or the negation of a propositional variable. 0
- adjective literal Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical. 0
- adjective literal Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties. 0
- adjective literal (uncommon) Consisting of, or expressed by, letters. 0
- adjective literal based on the actual words in their ordinary meaning; not figurative or symbolic 0
- adjective literal following or representing the exact words of the original; word-for-word 0
- adjective literal of, involving, or expressed by a letter or letters of the alphabet 0
- noun literal a misprint or misspelling in a text 0
- adjective literal containing or using coefficients and constants represented by letters: ax2 + b is a literal expression 0
- adjective literal true; actual 0
- adjective literal consisting of, concerning, or indicated by letters 0
- adjective literal dull, factual, or prosaic 0
- adjective literal word for word 0
- adjective literal in exact accordance with or limited to the primary or explicit meaning of a word or text 0
- adjective literal If you describe something as the literal truth or a literal fact, you are emphasizing that it is true. 0
- adjective literal You use literal to describe someone who uses or understands words in a plain and simple way. 0
- adjective literal A literal translation is one in which you translate each word of the original work rather than giving the meaning of each expression or sentence using words that sound natural. 0
- adjective literal The literal sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense. 0