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Definition of Contextualize / ContextualizationOur group [Sybelle, Nate, Jerry, Daniel] started off pondering 'what does contextualize mean?' It seem worth offering a some definitions and additional information which will iluminate the concept.Consider the following definitions of 'Contextualization.' Meriam Webster Definition of 'Contextualization' Wiktionary Definition of 'Contextualization'I [Jerry] would paraphrase these, suggesting that to contextualize is to consider [a need] and understand it within the context [situation] where it occurs; then to describe the context. Sybelle found an article which presents some very pertinent ideas related to 'Contextualized Information Retrieval. Myriad: An Architecture for Contextualized Information Retrieval and Delivery-- JeromeWillis - 04 Nov 2008
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