literal

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
2. 2
   Actual, real, physical.
3. 3
   That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
4. 4
   Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
5. 5
   Consisting of, or expressed by, letters (of an alphabet); using literation.
6. 6
   Unimaginative; matter-of-fact; literal-minded.
7. 7
   Used nonliterally as an intensifier. See literally for usage notes.
8. 8
   Misspelling of littoral.

Noun

1. 1
   A misprint (or occasionally a scribal error) that affects a letter.
2. 2
   A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.
3. 3
   A propositional variable, or the negation of a propositional variable. ᵂᵖ
4. 4
   Misspelling of littoral.