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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 [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 macro package for the TeX typesetting system
* [[ConTEXT]], a Windows text editor
* ConTEXT, a Windows text editor
* [[Context (language use)]], the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation and discourse
* 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 (computing), the virtual environment required to suspend a running software program
* [[Context (convention)]], an annual science fiction, fantasy and horror convention in Columbus, Ohio
* 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
* 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:
* [[Context analysis]], analysis of the environment in which a business operates
* Context analysis, analysis of the environment in which a business operates
* [[Context awareness]], ability for computers to adjust to the natural environment
* Context awareness, ability for computers to adjust to the natural environment
* [[Context menu]], usability improvement based on context awareness
* Context menu, usability improvement based on context awareness
* [[Context mixing]], a type of data compression algorithm
* Context mixing, a type of data compression algorithm
* [[Context principle]], philosophy of language
* Context principle, philosophy of language
* [[Context Sensitive Solutions]], transportation
* Context Sensitive Solutions, transportation
* [[Context theory]], theory of how environmental design and planning of new development should relate to its context
* 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
* 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
* Trama (context or flesh), the mass of non-hymenial tissues that composes the mass of a fungal fruiting body
* [[Low context culture]]
* Low context culture
* [[High context culture]]
* High context culture [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Context]
