olemus
kontekstist sõltuv rööpkuju

Wiktionary:
noun
1. something that is slightly different from a type or norm
All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
2. (genetics) a different sequence of a gene (locus)
3. (computing) a variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types
4. (linguistics, lexicography) one of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

näiteid
arendustöös:
paralleelne arendussaadus või valikuvõimalus,
erinevalt versioonist

vt ka
- alusvariant
- varuvariant