content word

  • 1content word — noun a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned • Syn: ↑open class word • Hypernyms: ↑word • Hyponyms: ↑headword, ↑head word, ↑noun, ↑verb, ↑ …

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  • 2content word — con′tent word n. ling. a word, typically a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb, that carries semantic content, bearing reference to the world independently of its use within a particular sentence (disting. from function word). • Etymology: 1935–40 …

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  • 3content word — a word, typically a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb, that carries semantic content, bearing reference to the world independently of its use within a particular sentence (distinguished from function word). [1935 40] * * * …

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  • 4content word — noun A word that is not a function word, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and most adverbs with the exception of the likes of then and why . Ant: function word …

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  • 5content word — noun Date: 1940 a word that primarily expresses lexical meaning compare function word …

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  • 6content word — /ˈkɒntɛnt wɜd/ (say kontent werd) noun a word like cat or excitement which refers the mind to some particular entity or aspect of human experience. Compare function word …

  • 7Content-addressable memory — (CAM) is a special type of computer memory used in certain very high speed searching applications. It is also known as associative memory, associative storage, or associative array, although the last term is more often used for a programming data …

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  • 8Content analysis — or textual analysis is a methodology in the social sciences for studying the content of communication. Earl Babbie defines it as the study of recorded human communications, such as books, websites, paintings and laws. According to Dr. Farooq… …

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  • 9content analysis — reduces freely occurring text to a much smaller summary or representation of its meaning. Bernard Berelson (Content Analysis in Communication Research, 1952) defines it as ‘a research technique for the objective, systematic and quantitative… …

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  • 10Word completion — is a common feature in web browsers and similar text entry contexts. When a user begins the entry of a frequently used word, the computer automatically completes it, or proposes a list of choices. uccessful example of word completion in… …

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