What is "title"

Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.]

1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere. I do set my bow in the cloud. --Gen. ix. 13. Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard, and this is still substantially employed. The following varieties and subvarieties are recognized:

   1. Cirrus. This is the most elevated of all the forms of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room, sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of the landsman.

   2. Cumulus. This form appears in large masses of a hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat below, one often piled above another, forming great clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It often affords rain and thunder gusts.

   3. Stratus. This form appears in layers or bands extending horizontally.

   4. Nimbus. This form is characterized by its uniform gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus.

   5. Cirro-cumulus. This form consists, like the cirrus, of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is popularly called mackerel sky.

   6. Cirro-stratus. In this form the patches of cirrus coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus.

   7. Cumulo-stratus. A form between cumulus and stratus, often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint. -- Fog, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near or in contact with the earth's surface. -- Storm scud, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven rapidly with the wind.

2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling vapor. ``A thick cloud of incense.''
   --Ezek. viii. 11.

3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.

4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.

5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. ``So great a cloud of witnesses.''
   --Heb. xii. 1.

6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.

   Cloud on a (or the) title (Law), a defect of title, usually superficial and capable of removal by release, decision in equity, or legislation.

   To be under a cloud, to be under suspicion or in disgrace; to be in disfavor.

   In the clouds, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond reason; visionary.

c.1300, "inscription, heading," from Old French title "title or chapter of a book; position; legal permit" (12c., Modern French titre, by dissimilation), and in part from Old English titul, both from Latin titulus "inscription, label, ticket, placard, heading; honorable appellation, title of honor," of unknown origin. Meaning "name of a book, play, etc." first recorded mid-14c. The sense of "name showing a person's rank" in English is first attested 1580s. Sports championship sense attested from 1913 (originally in lawn tennis), hence titlist (1913).

"to furnish with a title," early 14c., from title (n.). Related: Titled; titling.

n. A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also :Category:Titles vb. (context transitive English) To assign a title to; to entitle.

1. n. a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" [syn: statute title, rubric]

2. the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles"

3. a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"

4. the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years" [syn: championship]

5. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" [syn: deed, deed of conveyance]

6. an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" [syn: title of respect]

7. an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" [syn: claim]

8. (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read"

9. an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king"

10. an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" [syn: claim]

1. v. give a title to [syn: entitle]

2. designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" [syn: style]

A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name in certain contexts. It may signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted before a last name (for example, Graf in German, Cardinal in Catholic usage or clerical titles such as Archbishop). Some titles are hereditary.

In property law, a title is a bundle of rights in a piece of property in which a party may own either a legal interest or equitable interest. The rights in the bundle may be separated and held by different parties. It may also refer to a formal document, such as a deed, that serves as evidence of ownership. Conveyance of the document may be required in order to transfer ownership in the property to another person. Title is distinct from possession, a right that often accompanies ownership but is not necessarily sufficient to prove it. In many cases, both possession and title may be transferred independently of each other. For real property, land registration and recording provide public notice of ownership information.

In United States law, typically evidence of title is established through title reports written up by title insurance companies, which show the history of title ( property abstract and chain of title) as determined by the recorded public record deeds; the title report will also show applicable encumbrances such as easements, liens, or covenants. In exchange for insurance premiums, the title insurance company conducts a title search through public records and provides assurance of good title, reimbursing the insured if a dispute over the title arises. In the case of vehicle ownership, a simple vehicle title document may be issued by a governmental agency.

The main rights in the title bundle are usually:

• Exclusive possession
• Exclusive use and enclosure
• Acquisition
• Conveyance, including by bequest
• Access easement
• Hypothecation
• Partition

The rights in real property may be separated further, examples including:

• Water rights, including riparian rights and runoff rights
• In some U.S. states, water rights are completely separate from land—see prior appropriation water rights
• Mineral rights
• Easement to neighboring property, for utility lines, etc.
• Tenancy or tenure in improvements
• Timber rights
• Farming rights
• Grazing rights
• Hunting rights
• Air rights
• Development rights to erect improvements under various restrictions
• Appearance rights, often subjected to local zoning ordinances and deed restrictions

Possession is the actual holding of a thing, whether or not one has any right to do so. The right of possession is the legitimacy of possession (with or without actual possession), the evidence for which is such that the law will uphold it unless a better claim is proven. The right of property is that right which, if all relevant facts were known (and allowed), would defeat all other claims. Each of these may be in a different person.

For example, suppose A steals from B, what B had previously bought in good faith from C, which C had earlier stolen from D, which had been an heirloom of D's family for generations, but had originally been stolen centuries earlier (though this fact is now forgotten by all) from E. Here A has the possession, B has an apparent right of possession (as evidenced by the purchase), D has the absolute right of possession (being the best claim that can be proven), and the heirs of E, if they knew it, have the right of property, which they cannot prove. Good title consists in uniting these three (possession, right of possession, and right of property) in the same person(s).

The extinguishing of ancient, forgotten, or unasserted claims, such as E's in the example above, was the original purpose of statutes of limitations. Otherwise, title to property would always be uncertain.

A title is a prefix or suffix added to a personal name.

Title or Titles may also refer to:

In animal husbandry and animal fancy, animals can compete in various shows and sports for titles signifying excellence. These titles vary depending on the species of the animal, the kind of show, and the country the event is held in.

"Title" is a song by American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor for her debut extended play (EP), Title (2014), and debut studio album Title (2015). Trainor collaborated with Kevin Kadish during the songwriting process, while production was handled by Kadish. "Title" is influenced by soca, and additionally incorporates elements of folk and ska; its lyrics see Trainor demanding her lover to put a name on their relationship status.

In computing, title is a command in various command line interpreters ( shells) such as the Windows Command Prompt, the Command Processor Shell of Windows Embedded CE and Take Command that changes the title for the graphical terminal emulator window. The command is also used within DFS and ADFS to change the title of the disc in the current drive.

In case of the Windows Command Prompt it is a shell builtin of the command line interpreter [[cmd.exe]]. The default window title is defined in the %COMSPEC% environment variable. However, since the Win32 console title can also be defined in the program shortcut, the title is usually set to "Command Prompt". The command is available in Windows 2000 and later.

Although the OS/2 command shell is closely related to the Windows Command Prompt, the title command is not available in the OS/2 version of cmd.exe. The default title of the OS/2 shell window is "OS/2 Window". It can be changed using the [[start (command)|start]] command.

The command also is not available in the Mac OS X Terminal. Instead, the [[echo (command)|echo]] command can be used in combination with special escape sequences.

Within the GNU GRUB command processor title is one of several menu-specific commands. It is used to start a new boot entry.

The title of a book, or any other published text or work of art, is a name for the work which is usually chosen by the author. A title can be used to identify the work, to place it in context, to convey a minimal summary of its contents, and to pique the reader's curiosity.

Some works supplement the title with a subtitle. Texts without separate titles may be referred to by their incipit, especially those produced before the practice of titling became popular. During development, a work may be referred to by a temporary working title. A piece of legislation may have both a short title and a long title. In library cataloging, a uniform title is assigned to a work whose title is ambiguous.

In book design, the title is typically shown on the spine, the front cover, and the title page.

In the music industry album titles are often chosen through an involved process including record executives.

Title is the debut EP by American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor. It was released by Epic Records on September 9, 2014. On music provider iTunes, it was later replaced by her 2015 studio album of the same name. The album was produced by Kevin Kadish with all of the music and lyrics written by Trainor and Kadish.

Musically, the album has a throwback style sound with its 1950s doo wop-inspired songs straddling the line between modern R&B and melodic pop. Its lyrical composition contemplates 21st century womanhood. Title produced one single, " All About That Bass", released on June 30, 2014. It became Trainor's breakthrough into mainstream success, topping the national charts of 58 countries worldwide and selling over 11 million copies.

The EP garnered mixed reviews from contemporary music critics who commended the record's production and Trainor's vocal ability, but criticized its lyrical content. The songs "All About That Bass" and "Title" were the subject of controversy among several critics who accused both songs of anti-feminism. Title debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 21,000 units, and peaked at number 17 on the Canadian Albums Chart. Furthermore, it peaked at number 35 on the Danish Albums Chart. Trainor promoted Title with a series of public appearances and televised live performances of "All About That Bass".

Title is the debut major-label studio album by American singer and songwriter Meghan Trainor. Released on January 9, 2015, by Epic Records, the album replaced Trainor's 2014 EP of the same name on the iTunes Store. It was mainly written and composed by Trainor and Kevin Kadish, and produced by Kadish. Other collaborators on the album include Chris Gelbuda and Jesse Frasure, John Legend and Shy Carter. Musically, Title was inspired by Trainor's love for throwback style records, and the 1950s and 1960s eras in music. She incorporated different combinations of genres, including Caribbean, doo-wop, hip hop, soca and pop.

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 238,000 album-equivalent units (out of which 195,000 were pure album sales). It also peaked at number one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Title was Epic Records' first number one album since Sara Bareilles' Kaleidoscope Heart (2010). It became Epic's first number one album since Michael Jackson's The Essential Michael Jackson (2005) to enter at the top of the Australian chart. The album was preceded by two commercially successful singles. " All About That Bass", released as the album's lead single on June 30, 2014, topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and the UK Singles Chart for four. The song peaked at number one in 58 countries and entered the list of best-selling singles. The second single " Lips Are Movin", released on October 21, 2014, was Trainor's second consecutive top five single with a peak of number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's third single, " Dear Future Husband", peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. The fourth single " Like I'm Gonna Lose You", which featured John Legend, was released on June 23, 2015, and peaked at number 8 on the Hot 100. Trainor promoted Title through a series of public appearances and televised live performances, as well as on the Jingle Ball Tour 2014. Trainor embarked on the album's first supporting concert tour, That Bass Tour, in February 2015. Additionally, the album sold over one million copies in the United States by the end of 2015 and led Trainor to win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. According to IFPI, Title was the ninth best-selling album of 2015 worldwide, with sales of 1.8 million copies. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2016.