Definition of "fixture" in Anglais

noun

1. (law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.

   • The residence was sold with fixtures and fittings.

2. A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.

3. A lighting unit; a luminaire.

4. A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.

5. (sports, chiefly British, Commonwealth, Ireland) A scheduled match.

6. (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.

verb

1. (transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

   • The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.

2. (transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).