noun
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A characteristic or quality of a thing.
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His finest attribute is his kindness.
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(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun, a qualifier.
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In the clause "My jacket is more expensive than yours", "My" is the attribute of "jacket".
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That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
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An option or setting belonging to some object.
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A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten.
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A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
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Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.
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A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.