Decoration may refer to:
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Decorative arts
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The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose object is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. It includes most of the arts making objects for the interiors of buildings, and interior design, but not usual ...
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house painter and decorator's craft
* An act or object intended to increase the
beauty
Beauty is commonly described as a feature of objects that makes these objects pleasurable to perceive. Such objects include landscapes, sunsets, humans and works of art. Beauty, together with art and taste, is the main subject of aesthetics, o ...
of a person, room, etc.
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award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is something given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration.
An awa ...
that is a token of recognition to the recipient intended for wearing
Other uses
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Cake decorating
Cake decorating is the art of decorating a cake for special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, national or religious holidays, or as a promotional item.
It is a form of sugar art that uses materials such as icing, fondant, and other edib ...
, the art of making a usually ordinary cake visually interesting
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Christmas decoration, festive decorations used at Christmas time
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''Decorations'' (John Ireland), a set of three pieces for piano solo composed in 191213 by John Ireland
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Decorator pattern
In object-oriented programming, the decorator pattern is a design pattern that allows behavior to be added to an individual object, dynamically, without affecting the behavior of other objects from the same class. The decorator pattern is ofte ...
, a design pattern used in object-oriented programming
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In-glaze decoration, a method of decorating ceramics - decoration applied before firing
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On-glaze decoration, a method of decorating ceramics - decoration applied after glazing
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In-mould decoration, a method of decorating moulded plastics
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Interior design
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...
, the internal finishing of a building
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Link decoration, the style of visual appearance of hyperlinks
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Name decoration, a technique used in most programming languages
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Syntax decoration, a form of enriched text presentation or syntax highlighting
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Text decoration, text attributation with styles like italics, boldface, underlines
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USB decoration, a decorative device that uses the Universal Serial Bus connector
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Web decoration, conspicuous silk structure in the webs of some spiders
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Window decoration
In computing, a window is a graphical control element. It consists of a visual area containing some of the graphical user interface of the program it belongs to and is framed by a window decoration. It usually has a rectangular shape that can ov ...
, in computing are the window's visual elements drawn by a window manager
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Interior decorating
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...
, a process by which a person creates an emotionally and intellectually pleasing space for themselves and others to enjoy
See also
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Decorator (disambiguation)
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