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What (who) is tessera - definition

Tessera

·noun A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, ·etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes.

tessera

['t?s(?)r?]

¦ noun (plural tesserae -ri:)

1. a small block of stone, tile, etc. used in a mosaic.

2. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a small tablet of wood or bone used as a token.

Derivatives

tesseral adjective

Origin

C17: via L. from Gk, neut. of tesseres, var. of tessares 'four'.

Tessera (commerce)

ROMAN FORM OF THEATER TICKET

A tessera was the ancient Roman equivalent of a theater ticket. Stamped into a clay shard was an entrance aisle and row number for spectators attending an event at an amphitheater or arena.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera_(commerce)

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Tessera

Abaciscus (moth)}}

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Examples of use of tessera

1. By Guy Griml Tessera, an American intellectual property specialist company, has once again bought out an Israeli technology firm.

2. At the end of 2005, Tessera purchased the intellectual property rights of Israeli Shellcase for $33 million.

3. Tessera will sell Eyesquad‘s technology to makers of sensors, lenses and digital cameras, and will earn royalties from licensing the technology.