CONTEXT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does context mean? 

• CONTEXT (noun)
  The noun CONTEXT has 2 senses:

1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

  Familiarity information: CONTEXT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTEXT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

context; context of use; linguistic context

Hypernyms ("context" is a kind of...):

discourse (extended verbal expression in speech or writing)

Derivation:

contextual (relating to or determined by or in context)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

circumstance; context; setting

Context example:

the historical context

Hypernyms ("context" is a kind of...):

environment (the totality of surrounding conditions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "context"):

conditions (the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare)

conditions (the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process)

Derivation:

contextual (relating to or determined by or in context)

 Context examples 

The ability to restructure knowledge and change behavioral responses depending on the context of a situation.

(Cognitive Flexibility, NCI Thesaurus)

NOTE(S): The term "protocol" is somewhat overloaded and must be qualified to provide semantic context.

(Clinical Study Protocol, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

The ultimate ceramide action is determined within the context of other stimuli and by the subcellular topology of its production and is cell-type specific.

(Ceramide Signaling Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Data terms or concepts that have been determined to be identical between projects or contexts.

(Common Data Element, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse prepared at the master's degree level or higher who specializes in exploring and meeting the needs of select populations in community contexts.

(Community Health Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)

Interaction of T cell receptor with specific antigen in the context of MHC II activates a signal transduction pathway that leads to T cell activation.

(CSK Protein Kinase Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The unique identifier for a piece of content such as a document, image, or other media in a specified context.

(Content Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

CD8B1 recognizes antigen displayed in an MHC I context by antigen presenting cells.

(CD8 Antigen, Beta Polypeptide 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Most cases are seen in the context of a psychotic state.

(Capgras Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

In the latter context it is equal to ten decibels or to approximately 1.151293 nepers.

(Bel, NCI Thesaurus)