Talk:attribute

Two distinct computing senses

I just want to mention that the two computing senses are distinct. The first one is like a flag or switch, a varying value that can be set; and the second one is something you might decorate a method or property with, e.g. a special code item that indicates that something is obsolete. Equinox 23:05, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

There is yet another computing sense, but I doubt it meets CFI because it's specific to the ZX Spectrum computer, which has a very unusual (memory-saving) screen display: the underlying pixels, or bitmap, are separate from the colour data, called "attributes" — this sometimes leads to weird colour clash on screen. Just thought I'd mention. Equinox ◑ 22:08, 26 April 2015 (UTC)

Looks like I actually added that too at some point. Equinox ◑ 02:09, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

And I found a citation relating to IBM PCs, so it's broader than I thought. Equinox ◑ 04:05, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Swapped pronunciation links

 Done Looks like someone swapped the pronunciation links for the verb and noun. Fixed now.

RfC discussion

The computing noun sense contains typos, uses jargon, making it unclear, and has an example that seems to be for an attributive usage ("attribute set", if there is such a term). — Paul G 14:35, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

No adjective section anymore. DCDuring TALK 15:56, 13 June 2010 (UTC)