• In philosophy, property, an abstraction of a characteristic of an entity or substance
• In art, an object that identifies a figure, most commonly referring to objects held by saints - see emblem
• In social sciences, a characteristic of a variable
• In linquistics, a syntax unit, either a word, phrase or clause, that modifies a noun
• A deity's aspect; see Negative theology

In computing:

• Attribute (computing), a factor of an object or other kind of entity
• SMART attribute Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology
• Attribute (network management), a property of a managed object that has a value
• A property inherent in a database entity or associated with that entity for database purposes. This definition is especially relevant for dimensional tables.
• A parameter of an element in SGML-based markup languages like HTML and XML. See HTML#Attributes

In gaming:

• Attribute (role-playing games), a type of statistic for a fictional character
• Attribute (game), a board game