Texta vs. Text: What's the Difference?

(Australia) A felt-tip pen, often coloured and usually wide-tipped for use by children.

The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, or condensation.

The words of a speech appearing in print.

Words, as of a libretto, that are set to music in a composition.

Words treated as data by a computer.

A text message.

The body of a printed work as distinct from headings and illustrative matter on a page or from front and back matter in a book.

One of the editions or forms of a written work

Something, such as a literary work or other cultural product, regarded as an object of critical analysis.

A passage from the Scriptures or another authoritative source chosen for the subject of a discourse or cited for support in argument.

A passage from a written work used as the starting point of a discussion.

A subject; a topic.

A textbook.

To send a text message to

To communicate by text message

To key or send text messages

A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

A book, tome or other set of writings.

(colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

(computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.

A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

(by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.

(printing) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.

(transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

(intransitive) To send and receive text messages.

(dated) To write in large characters, as in text hand.

A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.

The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.

A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.

A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text.

That part of a document (printed or electronic) comprising the words, especially the main body of expository words, in contrast to the illustrations, pictures, charts, tables, or other formatted material which contain graphic elements as a major component.

Any communication composed of words.

A textbook.

To write in large characters, as in text hand.

The words of something written;

A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon;

A book prepared for use in schools or colleges;

The main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.);