What is the meaning of type?

noun

• A subdivision of a particular kind of thing.
  • usage: "what type of sculpture do you prefer"
• A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities. )
  • usage: "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
  • synonyms: character, eccentric, case
• Biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon. (
• Printed characters.
  • usage: "small type is hard to read"
• All of the tokens of the same symbol.
  • usage: "the word `element' contains five different types of character"
• A small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper.
  • usage: "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"

verb

• Write by means of a keyboard with types.
  • usage: "type the acceptance letter, please"
  • synonyms: typewrite
• Identify as belonging to a certain type.
  • usage: "Such people can practically be typed"
  • synonyms: typecast