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| − | + | Noun - '''context''' (uncountable) | |
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| + | *1. the text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning | ||
| + | *2. the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event | ||
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| + | In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped. | ||
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| + | Antonym - isolation [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/context] | ||
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'''Context''' may refer to: | '''Context''' may refer to: | ||
| − | * | + | * ConTeXt, a macro package for the TeX typesetting system |
| − | * | + | * ConTEXT, a Windows text editor |
| − | * | + | * Context (language use), the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation and discourse |
| − | * | + | * Context (computing), the virtual environment required to suspend a running software program |
| − | * | + | * Context (convention), an annual science fiction, fantasy and horror convention in Columbus, Ohio |
| − | * | + | * Archaeological context, an event in time which has been preserved in the archaeological record |
'''Context''' may also be used for: | '''Context''' may also be used for: | ||
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| − | * | + | * Context analysis, analysis of the environment in which a business operates |
| − | * | + | * Context awareness, ability for computers to adjust to the natural environment |
| − | * | + | * Context menu, usability improvement based on context awareness |
| − | * | + | * Context mixing, a type of data compression algorithm |
| − | * | + | * Context principle, philosophy of language |
| − | * | + | * Context Sensitive Solutions, transportation |
| − | * | + | * Context theory, theory of how environmental design and planning of new development should relate to its context |
| − | * | + | * Contextualization, a translation approach that is not literal; predominately used in regards to Bible translations |
| − | * | + | * Trama (context or flesh), the mass of non-hymenial tissues that composes the mass of a fungal fruiting body |
| − | * | + | * Low context culture |
| − | * | + | * High context culture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context] |
Revision as of 05:09, 11 August 2007
Noun - context (uncountable)
- 1. the text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning
- 2. the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings which determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event
In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
Antonym - isolation [1]
Context may refer to:
- ConTeXt, a macro package for the TeX typesetting system
- ConTEXT, a Windows text editor
- Context (language use), the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation and discourse
- Context (computing), the virtual environment required to suspend a running software program
- Context (convention), an annual science fiction, fantasy and horror convention in Columbus, Ohio
- Archaeological context, an event in time which has been preserved in the archaeological record
Context may also be used for:
- Context analysis, analysis of the environment in which a business operates
- Context awareness, ability for computers to adjust to the natural environment
- Context menu, usability improvement based on context awareness
- Context mixing, a type of data compression algorithm
- Context principle, philosophy of language
- Context Sensitive Solutions, transportation
- Context theory, theory of how environmental design and planning of new development should relate to its context
- Contextualization, a translation approach that is not literal; predominately used in regards to Bible translations
- Trama (context or flesh), the mass of non-hymenial tissues that composes the mass of a fungal fruiting body
- Low context culture
- High context culture [2]
