Type

Type may refer to:

In philosophy:
*A type is a category of being
*Type-token distinction
*Type theory, basis for the study of type systems

In mathematics:
*Type (model theory)
*Type or Arity, the number of operands a function takes
*Type, any proposition or set in the Intuitionistic type theory

In computing:
*Data type, collection of values used for computations
*Type (command), a shell command.
*Type system, defines a programming language's response to data types

In sociology:
*Ideal type
*Normal type
*Typification

Other:
*Type (band), name of Portuguese DJ and musician Cyz (Cynthia Zamorano)
*Typeface, used in typesetting
*Typing, Pressing buttons (keys) on a keyboard to enter text
*Architectural type, classification of architecture by functional types (houses, institutions), morphological types or historical types
*The yellowchair performance experience, a theatre company often abbreviated to TYPE
*Dog type, categorisation by use or function of domestic dogs
*Biological type, which fixes a scientific name to a taxon

See also

*Typology, the study of types
*Kind
*Category