The intension and extension of a word
The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.
Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol
A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes
Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
The study of the relationship between words and their meanings.
A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
The individual meanings of words, as opposed to the overall meaning of a passage.
The meaning of computer language constructs, in contrast to their form or syntax.