token vs warrant

token

noun
  • A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance. 

  • An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction. 

  • An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing. 

  • A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier. 

  • A keepsake. 

  • A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services. 

  • Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion. 

  • A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement. 

  • A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data. 

  • A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network. 

  • A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines. 

  • A particular thing to which a concept applies. 

  • A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus. 

  • An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power. 

  • Something serving as an expression of something else. 

  • A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation. 

  • A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health. 

  • Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides. 

  • Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith. 

  • A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement. 

  • A tally. 

  • A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item. 

  • A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn. 

  • A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper. 

  • In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use. 

verb
  • To betroth 

  • To symbolize, instantiate 

  • To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote 

adj
  • Done as an indication or a pledge. 

  • Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement. 

  • He was hired as the company's token black person. 

  • Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity. 

warrant

noun
  • Underclay in a coal mine. 

  • Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior. 

  • A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer. 

  • A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment. 

  • An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer. 

  • Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof. 

  • A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness. 

  • An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money. 

verb
  • To justify; to give grounds for. 

  • To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something). 

  • To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.). 

  • To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly. 

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