feature

v. characterize; depict, describe; star in a movie (or theatrical performance, etc.); present; display; have as a feature; emphasize, give prominence to; give special attention, display; imagine, create a mental image which does not literally exist (Slang)

n. characteristic, prominent quality; distinctive facial structure or part, lineament; full-length film, feature film; attraction; regular column (in a newspaper); special or importan article (in a newspaper or magazine); attribute, advantage, positive quality of a program(Computers); function, capability (i.e. of a software program)

Feature may refer to:Feature (archaeology), any dug, built, or dumped evidence of human activityFeature (Computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blobFeature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notchFeatures (pattern recognition), in statistics, individual measurable properties of the phenomena being observedFeature data, in geographic information systems, comprises information about an entity with a geographic locationA feature story is an article in a periodical that is meant to take an in-depth look at issues behind a news storyFeature (linguistics)Distinctive feature, the most basic unit of structure that can be analyzed by phonetics and phonologyFeature film, a film intended initial distribution in theaters
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Noun
1. a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
(synonym) characteristic
(hypernym) property, attribute, dimension
(hyponym) sex characteristic, sex character
(derivation) have
2. the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"
(synonym) lineament
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) chin, mentum
(part-holonym) face, human face
(derivation) have
3. the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"
(synonym) feature film
(hypernym) movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
(hyponym) Western, horse opera
4. a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"
(synonym) feature article
(hypernym) article
(part-holonym) newspaper, paper
(derivation) sport, boast
5. an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
(hypernym) merchandise, wares, product
(hyponym) drawing card, loss leader, leader
(derivation) sport, boast
Verb
1. have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
(synonym) have
(hyponym) wear
(verb-group) have, have got, hold
(derivation) lineament
2. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"
(synonym) sport, boast
(hypernym) have

n. feature, characteristic, prominent quality; facial structure; full-length film; attraction; regular column (in a newspaper); attribute, advantage, positive quality of a program (Computers)

<jargon> 1. A good property or behaviour (as of a program). Whether it was intended or not is immaterial.
2. An intended property or behaviour (as of a program). Whether it is good or not is immaterial (but if bad, it is also a misfeature).
3. A surprising property or behaviour; in particular, one that is purposely inconsistent because it works better that way - such an inconsistency is therefore a feature and not a bug. This kind of feature is sometimes called a miswart.
4. A property or behaviour that is gratuitous or unnecessary, though perhaps also impressive or cute. For example, one feature of Common LISP's "format" function is the ability to print numbers in two different Roman-numeral formats (see bells, whistles, and gongs).
5. A property or behaviour that was put in to help someone else but that happens to be in your way.
6. A bug that has been documented. To call something a feature sometimes means the author of the program did not consider the particular case, and that the program responded in a way that was unexpected but not strictly incorrect. A standard joke is that a bug can be turned into a feature simply by documenting it (then theoretically no one can complain about it because it's in the manual), or even by simply declaring it to be good. "That's not a bug, that's a feature!" is a common catch-phrase. Apparently there is a Volkswagen Beetle in San Francisco whose license plate reads "FEATURE".
See also feetch feetch, creeping featurism, wart, green lightning.
The relationship among bugs, features, misfeatures, warts and miswarts might be clarified by the following hypothetical exchange between two hackers on an airliner:
A: "This seat doesn't recline."
B: "That's not a bug, that's a feature. There is an emergency exit door built around the window behind you, and the route has to be kept clear."
A: "Oh. Then it's a misfeature; they should have increased the spacing between rows here."
B: "Yes. But if they'd increased spacing in only one section it would have been a wart - they would've had to make nonstandard-length ceiling panels to fit over the displaced seats."
A: "A miswart, actually. If they increased spacing throughout they'd lose several rows and a chunk out of the profit margin. So unequal spacing would actually be the Right Thing."
B: "Indeed."
"Undocumented feature" is a common euphemism for a bug.
7. An attribute or function of a class in Eiffel.
[Jargon File]
(1995-10-22)