Típus

Típus is a Hungarian noun meaning type, kind, or form. It denotes a category of objects that share defining characteristics, or a representative example within a class. In everyday language it is used to indicate a general kind, as in different típusú feladatok (different types of tasks). In technical and academic contexts it appears in many compound terms and specialized usages.

The word is borrowed from Latin typus and entered Hungarian through European languages such as German Typus or French type during the modern period. Its core sense remains a classification label that helps distinguish groups by shared attributes.

In biology and taxonomy, típus refers to a type specimen that anchors the name of a species or other taxon. In zoology and botany the term típuspéldány is common; holotípus is used for the main reference specimen of a species.

In typography, betűtípus means a font or typeface, and típus can be used in reference to a typeface in shorthand or informal speech.

In computing and mathematics, adattípus denotes a data type, and típusbiztonság refers to type safety; típuselmélet is type theory, a foundational framework in logic and computer science.

Overall, típus functions as a flexible classifier label whose exact meaning depends on the discipline, ranging from everyday categories to formal theoretical constructs.