affiliation
the act of becoming formally connected or joined
network
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
social
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
network
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
analysis
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
world
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
evidence
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
collaboration
act of working jointly
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validation
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
terminology
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
link
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
search
search or seek
metadata
data about data
web
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
mining
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
information
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
retrieval
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
user
a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
intention
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
intentional
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
essential
basic and fundamental
background
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
Coward
English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
past
earlier than the present time; no longer current
present
temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
future
the time yet to come
civic
of or relating or belonging to a city
technologist
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
accountability
responsibility to someone or for some activity
technical
of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
legal
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
social
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups
privacy
the condition of being concealed or hidden
protection
the activity of protecting someone or something
strategy
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
optional
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
method
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
class
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
ethnography
the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
Internet
dependency
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
tracking
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
computation
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
trust
the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
experience
the content of direct observation or participation in an event
technology
the practical application of science to commerce or industry
anthologise
compile an anthology
semantic
of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
gathering
the act of gathering something
data
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
persistent
stubbornly unyielding
agent
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
interface
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
intersecting
crossed or intersected in the form of an X
virtual
being actually such in almost every respect
environment
the totality of surrounding conditions
distributed
spread out or scattered about or divided up
digital
relating to or performed with the fingers
inclusion
the act of including
on-line
connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
behavior
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
sentient
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
model
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
random
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
streaming
the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
blog
a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
micro
extremely small in scale or scope or capability
macro
very large in scale or scope or capability
global
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
worldwide
spanning or extending throughout the entire world
phenomenon
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
science
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
ethics
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
law
the collection of rules imposed by authority
electronic
of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
frontier
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
bias
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
open
affording free passage or access
freedom
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
medium
the surrounding environment
expression
the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
computing
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
paradigm
a standard or typical example
World Wide Web
computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
engineer
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
resource
a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
benefit
something that aids or promotes well-being
academic
associated with academia or an academy
scientist
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
sociologist
a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
entrepreneur
someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
decision
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
individual
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
brand
a name given to a product or service
personal
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
group
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
community
a group of people living in a particular local area
herd
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
decentralized
withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities
centralized
drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority
electronic
of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
communications
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
center
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
information
knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
security
the state of being free from danger or injury
privacy
the condition of being concealed or hidden
public
not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
policy
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
hypermedia
a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together
multimedia
transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.)
library
a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
technology
the practical application of science to commerce or industry
intelligence
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
agent
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
ontology
the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
knowledge
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
utility
the quality of being of practical use
complex
complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
theory
a belief that can guide behavior
sharing
using or enjoying something jointly with others
communication
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
management
the act of managing something
practice
a customary way of operation or behavior
triple
having three units or components or elements
triplet
one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
triple
having three units or components or elements
HTTP
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
protocol
forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
retrieve
get or find back; recover the use of
publishing
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
performance
the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
reliability
the quality of being dependable or reliable
database
an organized body of related information
schema
a schematic or preliminary plan
topology
topographic study of a given place (especially the history of the place as indicated by its topography)
artificial
contrived by art rather than nature
intelligence
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
emerging
coming into existence
trend
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
emergence
the act of emerging
structural
relating to or having or characterized by structure
research
a search for knowledge
support
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
exploitation
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
opportunity
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
create
bring into existence
ubiquity
the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
mobility
the quality of moving freely
news media
newspapers and magazines collectively
increasing
becoming greater or larger
amount
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
on-line
connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
preserving
invariant
unvarying in nature
uniform
clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
resource
a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
indicator
a device for showing the operating condition of some system
factor
anything that contributes causally to a result
influence
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
domain
a particular environment or walk of life
name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
system
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
mem
the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
meme
a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
standard
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
opinion
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
leaders
the body of people who lead a group
identity
the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
branding
the act of stigmatizing
solution
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
comprehension
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
consensus
agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole
engineering
the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
process
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
exploding
metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
evolution
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
ecology
the environment as it relates to living organisms
society
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
requirement
required activity
policy
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
rule
prescribed guide for conduct or action
connecting
relevant
having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
approach
move towards
covering
a natural object that covers or envelops
variant
something a little different from others of the same type
methodology
the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
spatiotemporal
of or relating to space and time together (having both spatial extension and temporal duration)
grain
a cereal grass
size
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
modelling
a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied
domain
a particular environment or walk of life
application
the action of putting something into operation
proof
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
unifying
tending to unify
logic
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
query
an instance of questioning
rule
prescribed guide for conduct or action
interchange
cause to change places
culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
point
a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
view
the visual percept of a region
folksong
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
emergent
coming into existence
structure
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
software
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
add
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
edit
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
content
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
argument
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
commentary
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
document
anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
links
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
tag
a small piece of cloth or paper
altruistically
in an altruistic manner
navigation
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
selfishly
in an egotistical manner
folk
people in general (often used in the plural)
taxonomy
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc
illogical
lacking in correct logical relation
idiosyncratic
peculiar to the individual
synonymy
the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
polysemy
the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
polysemous
of words; having many meanings
language
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
pattern
a perceptual structure
engagement
a meeting arranged in advance
implicit
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
agreement
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
semiotic
of or relating to semiotics
dynamics
the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
argument
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
annotating
the act of adding notes
informality
a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously
semantic
of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
scientific
conforming with the principles or methods used in science
context
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
rationalisation
the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
customer
someone who pays for goods or services
harvest
the gathering of a ripened crop
database
an organized body of related information
algorithm
a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
hegemony
the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others
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