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Floats are elements like tables or figures that are placed (and numbered) automatically by TeX. They are so called as they can ''placed at an appropriate position determined by the TeX float'' around the output pages to placement algorithm. The algorithm has a place where TeX thinks they are appropriate (You number of options that can influence what TeX thinks as appropriate)float placement.

Floats are ConTeXt's "base class" for everything that uses a <tt>\place...</tt> command Most options in the manual (table, figure, own floatssuch as {{cmd|placeexternalfigure}})are described using the generic {{cmd|placefloat}}.

If you search options of e.g. {{cmd|placeexternalfigure}} you must look after {{cmd|placefloat}} in the manual! (same for <tt>\setup...</tt> etc.) The float types Floats include "graphic", "figure", "table" , and "intermezzo" are readily defined. If you need more (i.e. if you need another numbering or table of something), you Additional floats can easily define your own floats with be defined using {{cmd|definefloat}}.