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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  literal
       
           A constant made available to a process, by
          inclusion in the executable text.  Most modern systems do not
          allow texts to modify themselves during execution, so literals
          are indeed constant; their value is written at compile-time
          and is read-only at run time.
       
          In contrast, values placed in variables or files and accessed
          by the process via a symbolic name, can be changed during
          execution.  This may be an asset.  For example, messages can
          be given in a choice of languages by placing the translation
          in a file.
       
          Literals are used when such modification is not desired.  The
          name of the file mentioned above (not its content), or a
          physical constant such as 3.14159, might be coded as a
          literal.  Literals can be accessed quickly, a potential
          advantage of their use.
       
          (1996-01-23)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Literal \Lit"er*al\, n.
     Literal meaning. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Literal \Lit"er*al\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al), a. [F. lit['e]ral,
     litt['e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a
     letter. See Letter.]
     1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not
        figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a
        phrase.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It hath but one simple literal sense whose light the
              owls can not abide.                   --Tyndale.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Following the letter or exact words; not free.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A middle course between the rigor of literal
              translations and the liberty of paraphrasts.
                                                    --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The literal notation of numbers was known to
              Europeans before the ciphers.         --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative;
        matter-of-fact; -- applied to persons.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Literal contract (Law), a contract of which the whole
        evidence is given in writing. --Bouvier.
  
     Literal equation (Math.), an equation in which known
        quantities are expressed either wholly or in part by means
        of letters; -- distinguished from a numerical equation.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Literal \Lit"er*al\, n.
     Literal meaning. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Literal \Lit"er*al\, a. [F. lit['e]ral, litt['e]ral, L.
     litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a letter. See
     Letter.]
     1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not
        figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a
        phrase.
  
              It hath but one simple literal sense whose light the
              owls can not abide.                   --Tyndale.
  
     2. Following the letter or exact words; not free.
  
              A middle course between the rigor of literal
              translations and the liberty of paraphrasts.
                                                    --Hooker.
  
     3. Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
  
              The literal notation of numbers was known to
              Europeans before the ciphers.         --Johnson.
  
     4. Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative;
        matter-of fast; -- applied to persons.
  
     Literal contract (Law), contract of which the whole
        evidence is given in writing. --Bouvier.
  
     Literal equation (Math.), an equation in which known
        quantities are expressed either wholly or in part by means
        of letters; -- distinguished from a numerical equation.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  literal
       adj 1: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of
              something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude
              like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
              [syn: actual, genuine, real]
       2: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal
          translation of the scene before him"
       3: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a
          literal translation" [ant: figurative]
       4: lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description";
          "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account
          of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style"
          [syn: plain, unembellished]
       5: of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it's the
          literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple"
          [syn: pure and simple]
       6: (of a translation) corresponding word for word with the
          original; "literal translation of the article"; "an
          awkward word-for-word translation" [syn: word-for-word]
       n : a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical
           failures of some kind [syn: misprint, erratum, typographical
           error, typo, literal error]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  literal
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 κυριολεκτικός
     2 κατά γράμμα
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ προγρ en) το κυριολεκτικός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  literal
     Catalan a.
     (l en literal)
     Galician a.
     (l en literal)
     Indonesian a.
     (l en literal).
     Portuguese a.
     (l en literal) (gloss: understood exactly as written, without
  additional interpretation)
     Portuguese n.
     (rfv-sense: pt) (lb pt programming) (l en literal) (gloss: value
  written in the source code)
     Spanish a.
     (l es literal)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  literal
     a.
     Exactly as stated; read or understand without additional
  interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not
  figurative or metaphorical, and (l en etymon etymonic) rather than (l en
  idiom idiomatic).
     n.
     1 (senseid en typo) (lb en epigraphy typography) A misprint (or
  occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
     2 (lb en programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written
  into the source code of a computer program.
     3 (lb en logic) A propositional calculus variable or the negation of
  a propositional variable. <sup>(w Literal (mathematical logic)
  Wp)</sup>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  literal
     Catalan a.
     (l en literal)
     Galician a.
     (l en literal)
     Old French a.
     1 (l en literal) (gloss: exactly as stated)
     2 (l en literal) (gloss: relating to or composed of letters)
     Romanian a.
     (l en literal)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  literal
     Catalan a.
     (l en literal)
     Galician a.
     (l en literal)
     Old French a.
     1 (l en literal) (gloss: exactly as stated)
     2 (l en literal) (gloss: relating to or composed of letters)
     Spanish a.
     (l es literal)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  literal
     Espanja a.
     1 kirjaimellinen
     2 (yhteys matematiikka filosofia k=es) kirjain ilmaistu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  literal
     Spanska a.
     1 ordagrann, exakt
     2 bokstavlig
     3 bokstavs-, som rör skrivtecken

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Literal /lˌiːteːrˈɑːl/ 
   [comp.] self-defining constant , literal constant , literal operand , literal 
     Synonyms: Befehlskonstante, Literalkonstante, Literaloperand

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Literal /lɪteˈʁaːl/ 
  littéral
  mathematische Logik: eine atomare Formel (Atom) oder deren Negation

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Literal /lɪteˈʁaːl/ 
  literal 2.
  mathematische Logik: eine atomare Formel (Atom) oder deren Negation
   3.
  Programmierung: eine Information (zum Beispiel: Zahl, Zeichen, String), die direkt einen Wert darstellt

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  literal /ˌlɪtəˈʁaːl/ 
  litterat
  Linguistik: fähig, zu lesen und zu schreiben

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Literal /lˈɪtəɹəl/
  حرفي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  literal //ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl// 
  1. буквен
  consisting of, or expressed by, letters
  2. буквален
  exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation
  3. дословен
  following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties