Token vs In - What's the difference?
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Something serving as an expression of something else; sign, symbol
A keepsake, momento, souvenir
A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services
(obsolete, sometimes, figurative) Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint.
* Shakespeare
Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion; reason, reasoning, witcraft (see usage)
An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power, a miracle
An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction; a password
A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
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A tally
(philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
(computing) 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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(computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
(grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
(medical) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
(medical, obsolete) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.
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(printing) 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.
(mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
(mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
(rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
(weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
(Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
Done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic.
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* 2000 , Cheris Kramarae, Dale Spender, Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women , Page 176
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a minor attempt for appearance sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement
* he was hired as the company's token black
* ''the television show was primarily directed toward a negro audience, but it did have a few token whites as performers
To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote
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To betroth
(philosophy) To symbolize, instantiate
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# Part of; a member of.
# Pertaining to (that particular thing).
# At the end of a period of time.
# Within a certain elapsed time
# During (said of periods of time).
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(obsolete) To enclose; to take in; to harvest.
* Shakespeare
(lb) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
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Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
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(lb) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
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(lb) Abbreviation of in aid of.
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After the beginning of something.
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(sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
In fashion; popular.
Incoming.
(nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
(legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
As nouns the difference between token and in
is that token is something serving as an expression of something else; sign, symbol while in is a position of power or a way to get it.As adjectives the difference between token and in
is that token is done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic while in is in fashion; popular.As verbs the difference between token and in
is that token is to betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote while in is to enclose; to take in; to harvest.As a preposition in is
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limitsAs an adverb in is
located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.As an abbreviation IN is
indiana, a state of the United States of America.As an initialism IN is
internegative; a type of film stock, most commonly used regarding 35mm motion picture negative.token
English
(wikipedia token)Noun
(en noun)- According to the Bible, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant with Noah.
- Please accept this bustier as a token of our time together.
- Subway tokens are being replaced by magnetic cards.
- A book token is the easiest option for a Christmas gift.
- Say, by this token , I desire his company.
- Say, by this token , I desire his company.
- For each lexeme, the scanner creates a small data package known as a token and passes this data package on to the parser.
- Like the fearful tokens of the plague, Are mere forerunners of their ends.
Synonyms
* (something serving as an expression of something else) sign, symbol * (atomic piece of data) symbolDerived terms
* by the same token * by that token — by that reason * in token of — on account of; because of, as an indication of * tokenism * tokenization * token ringSee also
* (philosophy) particular, universal, typeAdjective
(en adjective)- He made a token tap on the brake pedal at the stop sign.
- If the as had been reduced to a token in 240 BC, it was now a little more token than before.
- There are still many churches where the participation of women is token .
Has Russia got a new Stalin?, March 31, 2008
- Just to be on the safe side, the The Kremlin has also banned any of Putin’s serious critics from standing. Three unelectable misfits have been allowed to mount token challenges.
Derived terms
* tokenish * tokenistic * tokenless * tokenlikeVerb
(en verb)- dorr?&
- 773;', '''d?r?''' adj. & n.
Derived terms
* To betoken * To foretoken * To tokeReferences
(Webster 1913) * Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia ----in
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Preposition
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- In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
- Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
- tourists sometimes attempt to pay in euros or British pounds.
Verb
- He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.
Etymology 2
(etyl) inneAdverb
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Noun
(en noun)- His parents got him an in with the company
Antonyms
* outAdjective
(en adjective)- Skirts are in this year.
- the in train''
- in''' by descent; '''in''' by purchase; '''in of the seisin of her husband
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