literal

/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/

noun

(epigraphy) A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
Similar: typo
A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
Similar: literal constant
A propositional variable or the negation of a propositional variable. Wp

adjective

Exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation; according to the letter or verbal expression; real; not figurative or metaphorical.
"The literal translation is “hands full of bananas” but it means empty-handed."
Following the letter or exact words; not free; not taking liberties.
"A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent."
Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.
"a literal equation"

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