Feature may refer to:
Computing
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Feature (CAD)
The term "feature" implies different meanings in different engineering disciplines. This has resulted in many ambiguous definitions for feature. A feature, in computer-aided design (CAD), usually refers to a region of a part with some interestin ...
, could be a hole, pocket, or notch
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Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob
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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)
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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
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Feature data, in geographic information systems, comprise information about an entity with a geographic location
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audio signal processing, an aim to capture specific aspects of audio signals in a numeric way
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Feature (archaeology), any dug, built, or dumped evidence of human activity
Media
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Feature film, a film with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole film to fill a program
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Feature length
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
, the standardized length of such films
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Feature story, a piece of non-fiction writing about news
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Radio documentary (feature), a radio program devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures
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guest appearance
Music
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''Feature'' (band), a British punk trio.
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The Features'', an American rock band
Linguistics
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Feature (linguistics), a property of a class of linguistic items which describes individual members of that class
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Distinctive feature, the most basic unit of structure that can be analyzed by phonetics and phonology
Other uses
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The Feature
''The Feature'' is a collaboration between filmmakers Michel Auder and Andrew Neel. Using a collection of videos that Auder had created over the previous 40 years, in combination with original present-day footage of Auder shot by Neel, the two f ...
'', a film collaboration between filmmakers Michel Auder and Andrew Neel
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''The Feature'' (originally named ''Give Me Something to Read''), a standalone website that features a few high-quality, long-form, nonfiction articles every day from Instapaper's most frequently saved articles
See also
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Featurette
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