#writing.symbols letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
supertype: written_communication__writtencommunication__written_language__writtenlanguage communication by means of written symbols
subtype: orthography__writing_system__writingsystem a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
subtype: script a particular orthography or writing system
subtype: Arabic_script__Arabic an alphabetic script used to write the Arabic dialects (and borrowed to write Urdu)
subtype: Avestan the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written
subtype: uncial a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
subtype: Armenian_alphabet__Armenian a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
subtype: spelling forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
subtype: misspelling a spelling that is incorrect
subtype: picture_writing__picturewriting a writing system using pictographs
subtype: alphabetic_writing__alphabetic_script a writing system based on alphabetic characters
subtype: boustrophedon an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally "as the ox ploughs"
subtype: cuneiform an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
subtype: Babylonian.cuneiform__babylonian the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
subtype: syllabary__syllabic_script a writing system whose characters represent syllables
subtype: Devanagari_script__Devanagari__Nagari__Nagari_script a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
instance: Linear_B
subtype: ideography the use of ideograms in writing
subtype: hieroglyph__hieroglyphic a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
subtype: hieratic_script__hieratic a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests
subtype: point_system.orthography__pointsystem a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch
subtype: Braille a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
instance: Linear_A
subtype: coding_system a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages
subtype: code a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
subtype: area_code a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the US and Canada
subtype: bar_code__barcode__universalproductcode code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser; printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information
subtype: color_code__colorcode system using colors to designate classifications
subtype: secret_code__cipher__cypher__cryptograph a secret method of writing
subtype: international_Morse_code__Morse__Morse_code a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
subtype: zip_code__zipcode__postal_code a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
subtype: computer_code__code (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
subtype: computer_address__address__addres (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
subtype: URL__uniform_resource_locator__universal_resource_locator the address of a web page on the world wide web
subtype: binary_code code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters
subtype: error_correction_code__ECC (computer science) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors
subtype: cyclic_redundancy_check an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data
subtype: firmware (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
subtype: machine_code__machinecode__machine_language__machinelanguage a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation
subtype: object_code the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer
subtype: operation_code__operationcode__order_code__ordercode the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer
subtype: software__software_system__software_package__package (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"
subtype: alpha_software__alphasoftware a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers
subtype: authoring_language__authoringlanguage software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming
subtype: beta_software pre-release software that has received an alpha test but still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it"
subtype: compatible_software software that can run on different computers without modification
subtype: compatible_software.software__compatiblesoftware application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together
subtype: computer-aided_design__CAD software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
subtype: freeware software that is provided without charge
subtype: groupware software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space
subtype: operating_system__operatingsystem__OS (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
subtype: DOS__disk_operating_system an operating system that is on a disk
subtype: MS-DOS__Microsoft_disk_operating_system an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers
subtype: UNIX__UNIX_operating_system__UNIX_system a powerful operating system developed at the Bell Telephone Laboratories
subtype: computer_program__program__programme__computer_programme (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"
subtype: application_program__applicationprogram__application__applications_programme a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"
subtype: active_application an application that is currently running and in the foreground
subtype: applet a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface
subtype: web_browser__webbrowser__browser a program used to view HTML documents
subtype: Mosaic a freeware browser
subtype: Netscape a commercial browser
subtype: natural_language_processor__natural_language_processing_application an application program that deals with natural language text
subtype: disambiguator (computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used
subtype: job.application_program (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
subtype: word_processor__word_processing_system an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer
subtype: editor_program__editor (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
subtype: linkage_editor__linkageeditor an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules
subtype: text_editor (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files
subtype: Emacs_text_editor
subtype: graph_editor__grapheditor__graph_graphical-editor__graphgraphicaleditor
subtype: hierarchy_editor__hierarchyeditor a graph editor tailored to ease the display and edition of hierarchies
subtype: taxonomy_graphical_editor
subtype: hyperbolic_graph_editor
subtype: knowledge_graphical_editor__knowledgegraphicaleditor
subtype: taxonomy_graphical_editor
subtype: CG_graphical_editor
subtype: Charger
subtype: FCA_structure_graphical_editor graphic editor of FCA objects
subtype: loop.computer_program a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
subtype: patch.computer_program a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
subtype: assembler__assembly_program a program to convert assembly language into machine language
subtype: checking_program a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors
subtype: compiler__compiling_program__compilingprogram (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
subtype: C_compiler a compiler for programs written in C
subtype: Fortran_compiler a compiler for programs written in Fortran
subtype: LISP_compiler a compiler for programs written in LISP
subtype: Pascal_compiler a compiler for programs written in Pascal
subtype: debugger a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors
subtype: user_interface__interface (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
subtype: command_line_interface__CLI a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon
subtype: graphical_user_interface__GUI a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
subtype: 2D_user_interface
subtype: 3D_user_interface
subtype: HTML_based_interface
subtype: graph_visualization_interface__graphvisualizationinterface
subtype: display-only_graph_viewer
subtype: graph_editor__grapheditor__graph_graphical-editor__graphgraphicaleditor
subtype: user_interface
subtype: non-graphical_user_interface
subtype: procedure_call_interface
subtype: network-accessible_procedure_call_interface
subtype: RPC_interface__Remote_Procedure_Call_interface__remoteprocedurecallinterface
subtype: API__application_programming_interface__applicationprogramminginterface
subtype: command_based_interface__commandbasedinterface
subtype: network-accessible_command_based_interface
subtype: OKBC_interface
subtype: CGI-accessible_command_based_interface
subtype: direct_command_based_interface__shell
subtype: sh
subtype: ksh
subtype: csh
subtype: graphical_user_interface
subtype: network-accessible_interface
subtype: Web_based_interface
subtype: HTML_based_interface
subtype: CGI_based_interface
subtype: network-accessible_procedure_call_interface
subtype: network-accessible_command_based_interface
subtype: interpretive_program__interpreter (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
subtype: job_control__jobcontrol a program that is called to prepare each job to be run
subtype: library_program__libraryprogram a program in a program library
subtype: monitor_program__monitoring_program a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system
subtype: object_program__target_program a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer
subtype: source_program a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language
subtype: relocatable_program__relocatableprogram a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times
subtype: reusable_program a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly
subtype: search_engine a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
subtype: self-adapting_program a program that can change its performance in response to its environment
subtype: spreadsheet a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
subtype: supervisory_program__supervisoryprogram__supervisor__executive_program__executiveprogram a program that controls the execution of other programs
subtype: syntax_checker a program to check natural language syntax
subtype: system_program__systems_program__systemsprogram__systems_software__systemssoftware a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer
subtype: translating_program__translatingprogram__translator a program that translates one programming language into another
subtype: utility_program__utilityprogram__utility__service_program__serviceprogram (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
subtype: device_driver__driver (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
subtype: diagnostic_program a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program
subtype: input_program__inputprogram a utility program that organizes the input to a computer
subtype: output_program a utility program that organizes the output of a computer
subtype: sort_program__sorting_program__sortingprogram a utility program that sorts data items
subtype: trace_program__traceprogram a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program
subtype: snapshot_program a trace program that produces output for selected conditions
subtype: script program witten with an interpreted language
subtype: class_script__classscript script associated to a class
subtype: object_script script associated to a class instance (that is not a class itself
subtype: global_script script that is not associated to an object or a class
subtype: program_written_in_a_certain_language
subtype: LISP_program a program written in LISP
subtype: FORTRAN_program a program written in FORTRAN
subtype: C_program a program written in C
subtype: subroutine__routine__subprogram__procedure__function a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
subtype: cataloged_procedure__catalogedprocedure a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name
subtype: contingency_procedure__contingencyprocedure an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises
subtype: library_routine__libraryroutine a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library
subtype: random_number_generator a routine designed to yield a random number
subtype: recursive_routine__recursiveroutine a routine that can call itself
subtype: reusable_routine a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly
subtype: supervisory_routine__supervisoryroutine__executive_routine__executiveroutine a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines
subtype: tracing_routine a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program
subtype: utility_routine__utilityroutine__service_routine__serviceroutine a routine that can be used as needed
subtype: dump_routine a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium
subtype: input_routine__inputroutine a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store
subtype: output_routine a routine that controls an output device
subtype: shareware software that has been copyrighted but is sold to users with permission to copy it and give it to others
subtype: shrink-wrapped_software software on cd-roms that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)
subtype: supervisory_software__supervisorysoftware specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs
subtype: software_documentation__documentation program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
subtype: DBMS__database_management_system a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
subtype: RDBMS__relational_database_management_system a database management system designed to manage a relational database
subtype: ODBMS__OODBMS__object-oriented_database_management_system $("ODBMS" added as key, "OODBMS" added)$a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database
subtype: ORDBMS__object-relational_DBMS__extended_RDBM DBMS mixing features from RDBMSs and ODBMSs but not being a genuine RDBMS nor ODBMS
subtype: in_memory_ORDBMS
subtype: Gigabase
subtype: DDBMS
subtype: in_memory_DBMS__IMDBMS DBMS loading/mapping the whole database in main memory before answering a query
subtype: in_memory_ODBMS
subtype: FastDB
subtype: federated_DBMS__multi_DBMS
subtype: IR_system
subtype: distributed_IR_system
subtype: distributed_hypertext_IR_system__distributedhypertextirsystem e.g. the WWW
subtype: WWW
subtype: Semantic_Web
subtype: hypertext_system__hypertextsystem a database management system that allows chunks of text (objects) to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way
subtype: KM_tool__knowledge_management_tool
subtype: knowledge_base_system__KBS
subtype: KBMS
subtype: graph_based_KBMS
subtype: SNEPSwD
subtype: CG_based_KBMS
subtype: CGWorld
subtype: PROLOG\+CG
subtype: CoGITaNT
subtype: Notio
subtype: WebKB
subtype: WebKB-1__WebKB_private_annotation_tool
subtype: WebKB-2__WebKB_shared_annotation_tool
subtype: inference_engine__inferenceengine
subtype: KA_tool
subtype: KADS_tool
subtype: terminological_analysis_tool
subtype: ACABIT
subtype: LEXTER
subtype: TERMS
subtype: XTract
subtype: knowledge_based_IR_system
subtype: WebKB
subtype: CGKAT
subtype: knowledge_interface_generator__knowledgeinterfacegenerator
subtype: knowledge_graphical_editor__knowledgegraphicaleditor
subtype: language/structure_specific_tool
subtype: CG_related_tool__cgrelatedtool
subtype: CG_based_KBMS
subtype: CG_graphical_editor
subtype: NL_parser_with_CG_output
subtype: ontology_management_tool
subtype: FCA_tool
subtype: FCA_structure_graphical_editor graphic editor of FCA objects
subtype: instruction.computer_code__command__statement__program_line__programline (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
subtype: call.computer_code an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
subtype: function_call a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program
subtype: system_call__supervisor_call_instruction an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor
subtype: command_line__commandline commands that a user types in in order to run an application
subtype: link.computer_code (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
subtype: hyperlink a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
subtype: macro_instruction__macroinstruction__macro a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
subtype: system_error an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules
subtype: toggle.computer_code any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time
instance: ASCII
subtype: capitalization.writing__capitalisation writing in capital letters
subtype: typing__typewriting writing done with a typewriter
subtype: double-spacing typing that leaves alternate lines blank
subtype: single-spacing typing that does not leave lines blank
subtype: triple-spacing typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing
subtype: touch_typing__touchtyping__touch_system__touchsystem typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time
subtype: printing.writing text written in the style of printed matter
subtype: handwriting.writing__hand__script something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
subtype: shorthand__stenography a method of writing rapidly
subtype: longhand__running_hand__runninghand__cursive rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
subtype: copperplate.longhand a fine style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
subtype: italic a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
subtype: round_hand__roundhand a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves
subtype: calligraphy__penmanship beautiful handwriting
subtype: scribble__scratch__cacography poor handwriting
subtype: squiggle an illegible scrawl
subtype: hieroglyphic__hieroglyph writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
subtype: skywriting writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane
subtype: printing_process__printing reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
subtype: typography.printing_process__composition art and technique of printing with movable type
subtype: relief_printing__letterpress__letterpres printing from a plate with raised characters
subtype: intaglio_printing printing from a plate with depressed characters
subtype: photogravure printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods
subtype: rotogravure.photogravure printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press
subtype: process_printing__processprinting a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates
subtype: planographic_printing__planography the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent)
subtype: collotype_printing__collotypeprinting__collotype__photogelation_process__photogelationproces a kind of color printing, used for the finest facsimile reproductions of works of art
subtype: lithography.planographic_printing a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
subtype: photolithography a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image
subtype: chromolithography single- or multi-color lithography
subtype: offset_lithography offset printing by lithography
subtype: offset_printing__offset a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
subtype: photo-offset_printing__photo-offset__photooffset a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates
subtype: letterset_printing__lettersetprinting image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller
subtype: carbon_process a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment
subtype: notation__notational_system a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
subtype: mathematical_notation a notation used by mathematicians
subtype: numeration_system__number_system__number_representation_system__system_of_numeration any notation for the representation of numbers
subtype: positional_notation__positional_representation_system a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position
subtype: pure_binary_numeration_system__binary_numeration_system__binary_number_system__binary_system a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2
subtype: octal_numeration_system__octal_number_system a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of 8
subtype: decimal_numeration_system__decimal_number_system__decimal_system__decimalsystem a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10
subtype: algorism.decimal_numeration_system the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration
subtype: hexadecimal_number_system__sexadecimal_number_system__hexadecimal_system__hexadecimalsystem a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of 16
subtype: binary_notation any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1)
subtype: decimal_notation__decimalnotation any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)
subtype: octal_notation__octalnotation any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7)
subtype: hexadecimal_notation__hexadecimalnotation__sexadecimal_notation__sexadecimalnotation any notation that uses 16 different characters
subtype: sign.mathematical_notation a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign"
subtype: equals_sign a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal
subtype: plus_sign a sign indicating the operation of addition
subtype: minus_sign__minussign a sign indicating the operation of subtraction
subtype: decimal_point__decimalpoint__percentage_point the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
subtype: exponent.mathematical_notation__power__index a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
subtype: degree.exponent the highest power of a term or variable
subtype: degree_of_a_term the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term
subtype: degree_of_a_polynomial the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree
subtype: logarithm__log the exponent required to produce a given number
subtype: common_logarithm a logarithm to the base 10
subtype: natural_logarithm__naturallogarithm__Napierian_logarithm a logarithm to the base e
subtype: radical_sign__radicalsign__radical a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted
subtype: fixed-point_notation__fixedpointnotation__fixed-point_representation_system a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention
subtype: floating-point_notation__floating-point_representation_system a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; the floating-point representation of 0.0012 is 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent
subtype: infix_notation__infixnotation a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands
subtype: parenthesis-free_notation a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components
subtype: prefix_notation__Lukasiewicz_notation__Polish_notation a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands
subtype: postfix_notation__postfixnotation__suffix_notation__reverse_Polish_notation a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands
subtype: musical_notation__musicalnotation a notation used by musicians
subtype: bar_line__barline a vertical line marking the boundary between musical bars
subtype: double_bar notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition; two adjacent bar lines
subtype: tablature a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
subtype: musical_scale__scale a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
subtype: gamut.musical_scale the entire scale of musical notes
subtype: diatonic_scale a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
subtype: musical_mode__musicalmode__mode any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
subtype: ecclesiastical_mode__Gregorian_mode__church_mode__medieval_mode any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
subtype: Greek_mode any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece
subtype: major_scale__majorscale__major_diatonic_scale a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
subtype: minor_scale__minorscale__minor_diatonic_scale a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
subtype: chromatic_scale__chromaticscale a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
subtype: gapped_scale a musical scale with fewer than seven notes
subtype: pentatonic_scale a gapped scale with five notes
subtype: musical_interval__musicalinterval__interval the difference in pitch between two notes
subtype: whole_tone__wholetone__tone__step__whole_step__wholestep a musical interval of two semitones
subtype: semitone__half_step the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
subtype: quartertone half of a semitone
subtype: musical_octave__musicaloctave__octave a musical interval of eight tones
subtype: third.musical_interval the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds"
subtype: fourth.musical_interval the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
subtype: fifth.musical_interval the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
subtype: sixth the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it
subtype: seventh the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it
subtype: stave__staff (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
subtype: clef a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
subtype: treble_clef__G_clef a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff
subtype: bass_clef__F_clef a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff
subtype: alto_clef__viola_clef__violaclef a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff
subtype: C_clef a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff
subtype: soprano_clef__sopranoclef a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the staff
subtype: tenor_clef__tenorclef a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns
subtype: key_signature__keysignature__signature the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key
subtype: tonality__key any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
subtype: atonality__atonalism the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system
subtype: musical_time_signature__time_signature a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat
subtype: alla_breve a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure
subtype: measure.musical_notation__bar notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; written followed by a vertical bar
subtype: rest.musical_notation a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
subtype: whole_rest__wholerest a rest equal in duration to a whole note
subtype: musical_note__musicalnote__note__tone a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
subtype: tonic__keynote (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
subtype: supertonic (music) the second note of a diatonic scale
subtype: mediant (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
subtype: subdominant (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
subtype: dominant (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
subtype: submediant (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
subtype: subtonic__leading_tone__leadingtone (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
subtype: pedal_point__pedalpoint__pedal a sustained bass note
subtype: trill__shake a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
subtype: middle_C the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 Hertz
subtype: chord a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
subtype: arpeggio a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
subtype: sforzando an accented chord
subtype: common_chord__triad a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
subtype: seventh_chord__seventhchord a triad with a seventh added
subtype: passing_note__passingnote__passing_tone__passingtone a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
subtype: whole_note__wholenote__semibreve a musical note having the longest time value
subtype: half_note__minim a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
subtype: quarter_note__quarternote__crotchet a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
subtype: eighth_note__quaver a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note
subtype: sixteenth_note__sixteenthnote__semiquaver a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note
subtype: thirty-second_note__demisemiquaver a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
subtype: sixty-fourth_note__hemidemisemiquaver a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
subtype: grace_note__gracenote__appoggiatura__acciaccatura an embellishing note usually written in smaller size
subtype: blue_note a flattened third or seventh
subtype: slur (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
subtype: tie.slur (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
subtype: sharp.musical_notation a notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
subtype: flat.musical_notation a notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
subtype: cancel__natural a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
subtype: accidental a notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
subtype: solmisation__solmization a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters
subtype: tonic_solfa__tonicsolfa__solfa a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti
subtype: segno (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated
subtype: sforzando.musical_notation (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
subtype: choreography a notation used by choreographers
subtype: Labanotation a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics
subtype: chemical_notation a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry
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