Definition of token - WordReference.com Dictionary

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token
A	noun
	1	keepsake, souvenir, token, relic
			something of sentimental value
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚keepsake, souvenir, token, relic ╚party favor; party favour; favor; favour ╚love-token
	2	token
			a metal or plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot machines
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚sheet; flat solid ╚plate ╚disk; disc ╚token ╚subway token
	3	token, item
			an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚token, item ╚trading stamp ╚postage; postage stamp; stamp
B	adjective
	1	nominal, token(a), tokenish
			insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a tokenish gesture"

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