Text-speak
noun, Digital Technology, Informal.
1.
a form of written language as used in text messages and other digital communications, characterized by many abbreviations and typically not following standard grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
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- Textual
adjective 1. of or relating to a text: textual errors. 2. based on or conforming to the text, as of the Scriptures: a textual interpretation of the Bible. adjective 1. of or relating to a text or texts 2. based on or conforming to a text
- Textual-criticism
noun 1. lower criticism. textual criticism noun 1. the scholarly study of manuscripts, esp of the Bible, in an effort to establish the original text 2. literary criticism emphasizing a close analysis of the text
- Textualism
noun 1. strict adherence to a text, especially of the Scriptures. noun 1. doctrinaire adherence to a text, esp of the Bible 2. textual criticism, esp of the Bible
- Textualist
noun 1. a person who adheres closely to a text, especially of the Scriptures. 2. a person who is well versed in the text of the Scriptures.
- Textuality
noun strict adherence to a text, esp. a scriptural text; textualism