Sekirov Dictionary

context

UK /ˈkɒn.tɛkst/US /ˈkɑn.tɛkst/

noun 6
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun6

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The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
- —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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The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
- Without context, I can't tell if dish refers to a plate, or to the food served thereon.
The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.
For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
The trama or flesh of a mushroom.

adjective1

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(no longer used) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
- The skynne is composed & context and woven with thredes and vaynes. — 1541

verb1

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(no longer used) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
- The whole worlds frame, which is contexted onely by commerce and contracts. — 1638

forms

contexted · contexting · contexts · more context · most context

Phrases with context

take out of context
To report (something) without taking into account the context in which it occurred.

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