Feature may refer to:

Computing

* Feature (CAD), could be a hole, pocket, or notch * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob *

Feature (software design) In software, the term feature has several definitions. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers defines the term ''feature'' in IEEE 829 as " distinguishing characteristic of a software item (e.g., performance, portability, or functi ...

is an intentional distinguishing characteristic of a software item (in performance, portability, or—especially—functionality) *

Feature (machine learning) In machine learning and pattern recognition, a feature is an individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon. Choosing informative, discriminating and independent features is a crucial element of effective algorithms in pattern r ...

, in statistics: individual measurable properties of the phenomena being observed

Science and analysis

* Feature data, in geographic information systems, comprise information about an entity with a geographic location * Features, in audio signal processing, an aim to capture specific aspects of audio signals in a numeric way * Feature (archaeology), any dug, built, or dumped evidence of human activity

Media

* Feature film, a film with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole film to fill a program ** Feature length, the standardized length of such films * Feature story, a piece of non-fiction writing about news * Radio documentary (feature), a radio program devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures * A feature as a guest appearance

Music

* ''Feature'' (band), a British punk trio. *'' The Features'', an American rock band

Linguistics

* Feature (linguistics), a property of a class of linguistic items which describes individual members of that class * Distinctive feature, the most basic unit of structure that can be analyzed by phonetics and phonology

Other uses