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[Kerim]

"An attribute is a position associated with a node that can hold a value or a connection to another node."

I couldn't understand this sentence. Can someone explain more clearly?

[rewboss]

This sounds like something to do with computer programming; perhaps dynamic web design?

You have a "node" (that's a technical term for something). This node has an "attribute" associated with it. This attribute acts like a variable: it contains a piece of information. This piece of information may just be a simple value, or it may be something that says, "This node is connected to node X."

What is an attribute?

Well, think of a car. This car has many different attributes: colour, engine size, maximum speed, number of gears, fuel consumption and so on.

The attribute "colour" (for example) contains a value which tells you something about the car. It may be "blue" or "red" or "silver", for example.

[Kerim]

Thank you very much