olemus
kontekstist sõltuv rööpkuju

Wiktionary, noun:
1. something that is slightly different from a type or norm
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
paralleelne arendussaadus või valikuvõimalus, erinevalt versioonist
= a parallel development product or option, as opposed to a version

vt ka
- alusvariant
- varuvariant