Definition of Context. Meaning of Context. Synonyms of Context

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Definition of Context

Context
Context Con"text, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .] The part or parts of something written or printed, as of Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence, or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light upon its meaning. According to all the light that the contexts afford. --Sharp.
Context
Context Con*text", a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text.] Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.] The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.

Meaning of Context from wikipedia

- Look up context in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Context may refer to: Context (linguistics), the relevant constraints of the communicative situation...
- ConTeXt is a general-purpose do****ent processor. Like LaTeX, it is derived from TeX. It is especially suited for structured do****ents, automated do****ent...
- Name Description License ECCE ECCE (The Edinburgh Compatible Context Editor) is a text editor designed by Dr Hamish Dewar at Edinburgh University. Free...
- high-context culture and low-context culture are ends of a continuum of how explicit the messages exchanged in a culture are and how important the context...
- Look up context-sensitive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Context-sensitive is an adjective meaning "depending on context" or "depending on cir****stances"...
- In computing, a context switch is the process of storing the state of a process or thread, so that it can be restored and resume execution at a later...
- context refers to those objects or entities which surround a focal event, in these disciplines typically a communicative event, of some kind. Context...
- Context-free may refer to: Context-free grammar Deterministic context-free grammar Generalized context-free grammar Probabilistic context-free grammar...
- Context awareness refers, in information and communication technologies, to a capability to take into account the situation of entities, which may be...
- A context menu (also called contextual, shortcut, and pop up or pop-up menu) is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears upon user interaction...