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Context (language use) In semiotics, linguistics, sociology and anthropology, context refers to those objects or entities which surround a ''focal event'', in these disciplines typically a communicative event, of some kind. Context is "a frame that surrounds the event a ...
, the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse summary


Computing

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Context (computing) In computer science, a task context is the minimal set of data used by a task (which may be a process, thread, or fiber) that must be saved to allow a task to be interrupted, and later continued from the same point. The concept of context assume ...
, the virtual environment required to suspend a running software program * Lexical context or runtime context of a program, which determines name resolution; see
Scope (computer science) In computer programming, the scope of a name binding (an association of a name to an entity, such as a variable) is the part of a program where the name binding is valid; that is, where the name can be used to refer to the entity. In other parts o ...
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Context awareness Context awareness refers, in information and communication technologies, to a capability to take into account the ''situation'' of ''entities'', which may be users or devices, but are not limited to those. ''Location'' is only the most obvious el ...
, a complementary to location awareness *
Context menu 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, such as a right-click mouse operation. A context menu offers a limited set of choice ...
, a menu in a graphical user interface that appears upon user interaction *
ConTeXt Context may refer to: * Context (language use), the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse summary Computing * Context (computing), the virtual environment required to su ...
, a macro package for the TeX typesetting system *
ConTEXT Context may refer to: * Context (language use), the relevant constraints of the communicative situation that influence language use, language variation, and discourse summary Computing * Context (computing), the virtual environment required to su ...
, a text editor for Microsoft Windows *
Operational context An operational context (OLC) for an operation is the external environment that influences its operation. For a mobile application, the OLC is defined by the combined hardware/firmware/software configurarions of several appliances or devices, as we ...
, a temporarily defined environment of cooperation *
Context (term rewriting) In mathematical logic, a term denotes a mathematical object while a formula denotes a mathematical fact. In particular, terms appear as components of a formula. This is analogous to natural language, where a noun phrase refers to an object and a wh ...
, a formal expression C /math> with a hole


Other uses

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Context (festival) Context. Diana Vishneva is an annual international festival of modern choreography, held since 2013 under the direction of its founder and art director, prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theater Diana Vishneva. The program of the festival includes ...
, an annual Russian festival of modern choreography *
Archaeological context This page is a glossary of archaeology, the study of the human past from material remains. A B C D E F ...
, an event in time which has been preserved in the archaeological record *
Opaque context An opaque context or referentially opaque context is a linguistic context in which it is not always possible to substitute "co-referential" expressions (expressions referring to the same object) without altering the truth of sentences. The expres ...
, the linguistic context in which substitution of co-referential expressions does not preserve truth *
Trama (mycology) In mycology, the term trama is used in two ways. In the broad sense, it is the inner, fleshy portion of a mushroom's basidiocarp, or fruit body. It is distinct from the outer layer of tissue, known as the pileipellis or cuticle, and from the sp ...
(''context'' or ''flesh''), the mass of non-hymenial tissues that composes the mass of a fungal fruiting body *
Context (rapper) George Musgrave FRSA is an academic studying the psychological experiences and working conditions of creative careers, with a current focus on mental health and wellbeing in the music industry. He is based at Goldsmiths, University of London and ...
, also known as Context MC, stage name of George Musgrave


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Contextual (disambiguation) Contextual may refer to: * Contextual advertising, advertisements based on other content displayed * Contextual deep linking, links that bring users to content in mobile apps regardless of whether or not they had the app previously installed * Cont ...
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Contextualization (disambiguation) Contextualization may refer to: * Contextualization (Bible translation), the process of contextualising the biblical message as perceived in the missionary mandate originated by Jesus * Contextualization (computer science), an initialization phas ...
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Locality (disambiguation) Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdi ...
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State (disambiguation) State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * '' State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our ...
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