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Attribute may refer to:

• In philosophy, property (philosophy), an abstraction of a characteristic of an entity or substance
• In art, an object that identifies a figure, most commonly referring to objects held by saints (earlier, by pagan gods) - see emblem
• In linguistics, a syntax unit, either a word, phrase or clause, that modifies a noun
• A deity's aspect; see Apophatic theology
• Attribute grammar, in formal languages

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
• A property inherent in a database entity or associated with that entity for database purposes. This definition is especially relevant for dimensional tables
• A parameter of an element in SGML-based markup languages like HTML and XML. See HTML#Attributes
• Local colour-palette properties of a part of the screen, in some early 8-bit home computers. Hence attribute clash.

Gaming

• Attribute (role-playing games), a type of statistic for a fictional character
• Attribute (game), a board game

Mathematics

• Attribute set, in a Relational model
• Attribute name, in Relational algebra
• A characteristic of a variable

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