ATTRIBUTE

The word 'attribute' can refer to:

★ An attribute in philosophy, property, an abstraction of a characteristic of an entity or substance

★ An attribute in art, an object that identifies a figure, most commonly referring to objects held by saints - see emblem

★ An attribute in social sciences, a characteristic of a variable

★ An attribute, a deity's aspect; see Negative theology
In 'computing':

★ Attribute (computing), a factor of an object or other kind of entity

★ SMART attribute Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology

★ Attribute (network management), a property of a managed object that has a value

★ An attribute, a property inherent in a database entity or associated with that entity for database purposes. This definition is especially relevant for dimensional tables.

★ An attribute, a parameter of an element in SGML-based markup languages like HTML and XML
In 'gaming':

★ Attribute (role-playing games), a type of statistic for a fictional character

★ Attribute (game), a board game