vocab test 1

terminology

terminology

collection of special words or expressions used in relation to a particular subject or activity

sentient

able to experience feeling (sensitive)

colonialism

the belief in and support for the system of one country controlling another

underscore

to emphasize the importance of something

delimit

to mark or describe the limits of something

respondent (s)

a person who answers a request for information

insofar as

to the degree that

focusing

regarding careful attention to something

envisioned

to imagine or expect something to happen, appear, etc. ina particular way

diverse

including many different types of people or things

black box technology

a device, system, or object which produces useful information without revealing any information about its internal workings

socio-technical

A socio-technical system (STS) is one that considers requirements spanning hardware, software, personal, and community aspects. It applies an understanding of the social structures, roles and rights (the social sciences) to inform the design of systems that involve communities of people and technology.

buoyancy

the ability or tendency of something to float in water or other fluid/ a cheerful and optimistic attitude or disposition.

near-sightedness

a common vision condition in which near objects appear clear, but objects farther away look blurry

cumulative

increasing by one addition after another

amid

surrounded by; in the middle of/

comprise

consist of; be made up of/ make up or constitute (a whole)

engender

cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition)

"the issue engendered continuing controversy"

elicit

evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone

infodemic

an excessive amount of information about a problem that is typically unreliable, spreads rapidly, and makes a solution more difficult to achieve

authenticity

the quality of being real or true:

The poems are supposed to be by Sappho, but they are actually of doubtful authenticity.

trajectories

the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces

all-encompassing

taking in or including everything; comprehensive, universal, or all-embracing

multifarious

many and of various types.

"multifarious activities"

dystopianism

relating to a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future, or to the description of such a society

accelerate

to go faster or make something go faster:

The car can accelerate to 60 miles per hour in just 6 seconds

demystification

the act of making something easier to understand and less complicated by explaining it in a clear and simple way

scalability

the capacity to be changed in size or scale/ the ability of a computing process to be used or produced in a range of capabilities.

cohort

a group of people who support a particular person, usually a leader:

The Mayor and his cohorts have abused their positions of power

projections

the act of imagining that someone else feels a particular emotion or wants something when in fact it is you who feels this way

sporadic

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated

bandwidth

the ability or time to deal with a situation, especially one that involves a large amount of information or a number of problems

yielded

produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product)/ give way to arguments, demands, or pressure

proxy media

low-resolution copies of your original high-resolution videos. They are smaller in size, which makes them easier and faster to edit, especially on less powerful computers

omnipresent

present or having an effect everywhere at the same time:

The singer became an omnipresent icon of style and beauty

mitigate

make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful/ lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake)