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In literature, the term “text” is a multifaceted concept that can refer to the original written work, a carefully transmitted scriptural version, or even a digital document. It often designates a foundational edition, such as when an edition is described as the “base” of an e‐text [1] or the authoritative scriptural text is established according to tradition [2]. In other contexts, “text” may denote the complete narrative available for reading online [3] or serve as an element subject to modification and annotation, as with added underscores or end-notes [4]. Even genres outside traditional literature, such as chess, borrow the term to describe specific game moves that “block” or “move” pieces [5, 6, 7]. Thus, whether as the core material of classical literature, a digital file in need of proper encoding [8, 9], or as the basis for scholarly discussion and correction [10, 11], “text” in literature underscores the dynamic interplay between preservation, interpretation, and practical application.
  1. The McKay edition was the “base” of the e-text.
    — from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid
  2. MASORETH, Masora, correct form of the scriptural text according to Hebrew tradition.
    — from Volpone; Or, The Fox by Ben Jonson
  3. Some examples: On Jul. 30, 1992, a full-text story from IPS: "PHILIPPINES: RAMOS URGES REPEAL OF ANTI-COMMUNIST LAW."
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  4. Additions to the text include adding the underscore character to indicate italics, and textual end-notes in square braces.
    — from A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
  5. The text move stops White from moving his Rook, but only for one move.
    — from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca
  6. The text move blocks the action of the powerful B at Q B 4, and tends to make White's position safer than it should have been.
    — from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca
  7. By the text move Black gives up Castling, but gains time for an attack against White's centre and Queen's side.
    — from Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca
  8. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight utf8 boilerplate This e-text includes characters that require UTF-8 (Unicode) file encoding.
    — from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce
  9. It is easy to understand why we need protocol transfers when retrieving plain text as tables of numbers, statistics, and financial reports.
    — from The Online World by Odd De Presno
  10. It has been necessary to alter the text, though very slightly, in about six places.
    — from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce
  11. Errors and Variations Changes to the text are shown with mouse-hover popups, marked in three ways: —Errors shared by both editions .
    — from The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII by Ovid

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