Feature

Feature may refer to:

Computing

 * Feature recognition, could be a hole, pocket, or notch
 * Feature (computer vision), could be an edge, corner or blob
 * Feature (machine learning), in statistics: individual measurable properties of the phenomena being observed
 * Software feature, a distinguishing characteristic of a software program

Science and analysis

 * Feature data, in geographic information systems, comprise information about an entity with a geographic location
 * Features, in audio signal processing, an aim to capture specific aspects of audio signals in a numeric way
 * Feature (archaeology), any dug, built, or dumped evidence of human activity

Media

 * Feature film, a film with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole film to fill a program
 * Feature length, the standardized length of such films
 * Feature story, a piece of non-fiction writing about news
 * Radio documentary (feature), a radio program devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures
 * A feature as a guest appearance

Music

 * Feature (band), a British punk trio.
 * The Features, an American rock band

Linguistics

 * Feature (linguistics), a property of a class of linguistic items which describes individual members of that class
 * Distinctive feature, the most basic unit of structure that can be analyzed by phonetics and phonology

Other uses

 * The Feature, a film collaboration between filmmakers Michel Auder and Andrew Neel
 * The Feature (originally named Give Me Something to Read), a standalone website that features a few high-quality, long-form, nonfiction articles every day from Instapaper's most frequently saved articles