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context.

The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒn.tɛkst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.tɛkst/General-American/ˈkɔn.tekst/Australia
  1. The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

    countable · uncountable
    —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.
  2. The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

    countable · uncountable
    Without context, I can't tell if dish refers to a plate, or to the food served thereon.
  3. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The trama or flesh of a mushroom.

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  5. For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.

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  6. The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.

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Where this word comes from

From Latin context(us).

verb/ˈkɒn.tɛkst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.tɛkst/General-American/ˈkɔn.tekst/Australia
  1. To knit or bind together; to unite closely.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin context(us).

adj/ˈkɒn.tɛkst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑn.tɛkst/General-American/ˈkɔn.tekst/Australia
  1. Knit or woven together; close; firm.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin context(us).

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