Token
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A particular thing to which a concept applies.
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An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing. Also called a symbol.
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A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
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A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
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Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
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A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
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Done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic.
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A token is a symbolic representation of a specific value or a piece of data, often used as a means of identification, authentication or access control in various systems. It can also refer to digital assets in cryptocurrency or a unit of value issued by a specific organization, like tokens in a game or transit system.
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ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides
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In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the name of the section it belongs to. A token system is used for single lines because of the very much greater risk of serious collision in the event of irregular working by signalmen or traincrews, than on double lines.
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tō′kn, n. a mark: something representing another thing or event: a sign: a memorial of friendship: a coin issued by a private person or civic authority redeemable in current money: in old Presbyterian use, a voucher of lead or tin, inscribed with the name of the church or parish, admitting a qualified communicant to the celebration of the Lords Supper: a measure of press-work, 250 impressions on one form: a thin bed of coal showing the vicinity of a thicker seam.—v.t. (obs.) to set a mark upon.—By the same token, further in corroboration; More by token (see More). [A.S. tácen; Ger. zeichen, a mark.]
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