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==Etymology==
French or [[Latin]]; French, from Latin contactus, from contingere to have contact with — more at [[contingent]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1626]
==Definitions==
*1 a : [[union]] or [[junction]] of [[surfaces]]
:b : the [[apparent]] [[touching]] or [[mutual]] [[Tangent|tangency]] of the limbs of two [[celestial]] bodies or of the disk of one [[body]] with the [[shadow]] of another during an [[eclipse]], transit, or [[occult]]ation
:c (1) : the [[junction]] of two [[electrical]] conductors through which a [[current]] passes (2) : a special part made for such a junction
*2 a : [[association]], [[relationship]]
:b : [[connection]], [[communication]]
:c : an [[establish]]ing of [[communication]] with someone or an [[observing]] or receiving of a significant [[signal]] from a [[person]] or object <radar contact with Mars>
*3 : a [[person]] serving as a go-between, [[messenger]], [[connection]], or source of special [[information]] <[[business]] contacts>
==Social Contact==
[[Social]] '''contacts''' are [[people]] who, in exchange for [[money]], goods, [[services]], or simply [[loyalty]], will help an [[individual]] [[achieve]] [[personal]] goals.
Social contacts (or simply "contacts") may be illicit or [[legitimate]], and their [[services]] can include [[favors]] such as securing employment for an [[individual]], defusing a difficult situation with their [[personal]] [[influence]], selling, storing, or [[transporting]] illegal [[drugs]], or any [[number]] of other [[achievements]].
The [[difference]] between an [[individual]] referred to as a contact and a [[friend]] who helps you is twofold: first, a contact [[assists]] an [[individual]] generally by means of [[coercion]], intimidation, and other illegal or socially frowned-upon means, and secondly because generally a contact is not a [[personal]] [[friend]] (although they can be), but is simply an [[individual]] open to [[transactions]] of their [[influence]] for something in return (often referred to colloquially as "pulling strings"). Anyone may be a contact, although the most [[effective]] contacts are persons of high [[Social Status|social stature]], such as politicians or company CEOs.
While no official [[network]] of contacts exists, many people do know some contacts that they can call upon for occasional [[favors]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
French or [[Latin]]; French, from Latin contactus, from contingere to have contact with — more at [[contingent]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1626]
==Definitions==
*1 a : [[union]] or [[junction]] of [[surfaces]]
:b : the [[apparent]] [[touching]] or [[mutual]] [[Tangent|tangency]] of the limbs of two [[celestial]] bodies or of the disk of one [[body]] with the [[shadow]] of another during an [[eclipse]], transit, or [[occult]]ation
:c (1) : the [[junction]] of two [[electrical]] conductors through which a [[current]] passes (2) : a special part made for such a junction
*2 a : [[association]], [[relationship]]
:b : [[connection]], [[communication]]
:c : an [[establish]]ing of [[communication]] with someone or an [[observing]] or receiving of a significant [[signal]] from a [[person]] or object <radar contact with Mars>
*3 : a [[person]] serving as a go-between, [[messenger]], [[connection]], or source of special [[information]] <[[business]] contacts>
==Social Contact==
[[Social]] '''contacts''' are [[people]] who, in exchange for [[money]], goods, [[services]], or simply [[loyalty]], will help an [[individual]] [[achieve]] [[personal]] goals.
Social contacts (or simply "contacts") may be illicit or [[legitimate]], and their [[services]] can include [[favors]] such as securing employment for an [[individual]], defusing a difficult situation with their [[personal]] [[influence]], selling, storing, or [[transporting]] illegal [[drugs]], or any [[number]] of other [[achievements]].
The [[difference]] between an [[individual]] referred to as a contact and a [[friend]] who helps you is twofold: first, a contact [[assists]] an [[individual]] generally by means of [[coercion]], intimidation, and other illegal or socially frowned-upon means, and secondly because generally a contact is not a [[personal]] [[friend]] (although they can be), but is simply an [[individual]] open to [[transactions]] of their [[influence]] for something in return (often referred to colloquially as "pulling strings"). Anyone may be a contact, although the most [[effective]] contacts are persons of high [[Social Status|social stature]], such as politicians or company CEOs.
While no official [[network]] of contacts exists, many people do know some contacts that they can call upon for occasional [[favors]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
