2010年3月7日星期日
2010年3月4日星期四
net----network----web
net---.
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net.
2.
a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects: a tennis net; a mosquito net.
3.
anything serving to catch or ensnare: a police net to trap the bank robber.
4.
a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any of various laces.
5.
(in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net.
6.
Often, nets. the goal in hockey or lacrosse.
7.
any network or reticulated system of filaments, lines, veins, or the like.
8.
any network containing computers and telecommunications equipment.
9.
the Net, the Internet.
10.
Mathematics. the abstraction, in topology, of a sequence; a map from a directed set to a given space.
11.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Reticulum.
12.
Informal. a radio or television network.
network
net·work
/ˈnɛtˌwɜrk/ Show Spelled[net-wurk] Show IPA
–noun
1.
any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
2.
Radio and Television.
a.
a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all.
b.
a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over these stations: She was hired by the network as program coordinator.
3.
a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.: a network of supply depots.
4.
Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.
5.
a netting or net.
6.
Telecommunications, Computers. a system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables: used to transmit or receive information.
7.
an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates.
web
something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
2.
a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb.
3.
Textiles.
a.
a woven fabric, esp. a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom.
b.
the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug.
4.
something resembling woven material, esp. something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree.
5.
an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life?
6.
something that snares or entangles; a trap: innocent travelers caught in the web of international terrorism.
7.
webbing.
8.
Zoology. a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds.
9.
Ornithology.
a.
the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather.
b.
the series on both sides, collectively.
10.
an integral or separate part of a beam, rail, truss, or the like, that forms a continuous, flat, narrow, rigid connection between two stronger, broader parallel parts, as the flanges of a structural shape, the head and foot of a rail, or the upper and lower chords of a truss.
11.
Machinery. an arm of a crank, usually one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end.
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals: a butterfly net.
2.
a piece of meshed fabric designed to serve a specific purpose, as to divide a court in racket games or protect against insects: a tennis net; a mosquito net.
3.
anything serving to catch or ensnare: a police net to trap the bank robber.
4.
a lacelike fabric with a uniform mesh of cotton, silk, rayon, nylon, etc., often forming the foundation of any of various laces.
5.
(in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball that hits the net.
6.
Often, nets. the goal in hockey or lacrosse.
7.
any network or reticulated system of filaments, lines, veins, or the like.
8.
any network containing computers and telecommunications equipment.
9.
the Net, the Internet.
10.
Mathematics. the abstraction, in topology, of a sequence; a map from a directed set to a given space.
11.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Reticulum.
12.
Informal. a radio or television network.
network
net·work
/ˈnɛtˌwɜrk/ Show Spelled[net-wurk] Show IPA
–noun
1.
any netlike combination of filaments, lines, veins, passages, or the like: a network of arteries; a network of sewers under the city.
2.
Radio and Television.
a.
a group of transmitting stations linked by wire or microwave relay so that the same program can be broadcast or telecast by all.
b.
a company or organization that provides programs to be broadcast over these stations: She was hired by the network as program coordinator.
3.
a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc.: a network of supply depots.
4.
Electricity. an arrangement of conducting elements, as resistors, capacitors, or inductors, connected by conducting wire.
5.
a netting or net.
6.
Telecommunications, Computers. a system containing any combination of computers, computer terminals, printers, audio or visual display devices, or telephones interconnected by telecommunication equipment or cables: used to transmit or receive information.
7.
an association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like: a network of recent college graduates.
web
something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
2.
a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb.
3.
Textiles.
a.
a woven fabric, esp. a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom.
b.
the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug.
4.
something resembling woven material, esp. something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree.
5.
an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life?
6.
something that snares or entangles; a trap: innocent travelers caught in the web of international terrorism.
7.
webbing.
8.
Zoology. a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds.
9.
Ornithology.
a.
the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather.
b.
the series on both sides, collectively.
10.
an integral or separate part of a beam, rail, truss, or the like, that forms a continuous, flat, narrow, rigid connection between two stronger, broader parallel parts, as the flanges of a structural shape, the head and foot of a rail, or the upper and lower chords of a truss.
11.
Machinery. an arm of a crank, usually one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end.
keep reading on the web of life
This week I kept reading on the book of the web of life, below is the section I read.
"Ultimately--as quantum physics showed so dramatically--there are no parts at all. What we call a part s merely a pattern in an inseparable web of relationships. Therefore the shift from the parts to the whole can also be seen as a shift from objects to relationships. In a sense, this a a figure/ground shift. In the mechanistic view the world is a collection of objects. These, of course, interact with one another, and hence there are relationships among them. But the relationships are secondary, as illustrated schematically below in figure 3-1A. In the systems view we realize that the objects themseleves are networks of relationships, embedded in larger networks. For the systems thinker the relationships are primary. The boundaries of the discernible patterns("objects") are secondary, as pictured--again in greatly simplified fashion--in figure3-1B.
perception of the living world as a network of relationships has made thinking in terms of networks--expressed more elegantly in German as vernetzte Denken--another key characteristic of systems thinking. This "network thinking" has influenced not only our view of nature but also the way we speak about scientific knowledge. For thousands of years Western scientists and philosophers have used the metaphor of knowledge as a building, together with many other architectural metaphors derived from it.
We speak of fundamental laws, fundamental principles, basic building blocks, and the like, and we assert that the edifice of science must be built on firm foundations. Whenever major scientific revolutions occurred, it was felt that the foundations of science were moving. Thus Descartes wrote in his celebrated Discourse on Method:In so far as (the sciences) borrow their principles from philosophy, I considered that nothing solid could be built on such shifting foundations.
Einstein, in his autobiography, described his feeling in terms very similar to Heisenberg's:
It was as if the ground had been pulled out from under one, with no firm foundation to be seen anywhere, upon which one could have built.
In the new systems thinking, the metaphor of knowledge as a building is being replaced by that of the network. As we perceive reality as a network of relationships, our descriptions, too, form an interconnected network o f concepts and models in which there are no foundations. For most scientists such a view of knowledge as a network with no firm foundations is extremely unsettling,and today it is by no means generally accepted. But as the network approach expands throughout the scientific community, the idea of knowledge as a network will undoubtedly find increasing acceptance."
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so, my thinking is that should we rethinking about the definition of information architecture? if it is possible, that are the main features or characteristic of web or network?
"Ultimately--as quantum physics showed so dramatically--there are no parts at all. What we call a part s merely a pattern in an inseparable web of relationships. Therefore the shift from the parts to the whole can also be seen as a shift from objects to relationships. In a sense, this a a figure/ground shift. In the mechanistic view the world is a collection of objects. These, of course, interact with one another, and hence there are relationships among them. But the relationships are secondary, as illustrated schematically below in figure 3-1A. In the systems view we realize that the objects themseleves are networks of relationships, embedded in larger networks. For the systems thinker the relationships are primary. The boundaries of the discernible patterns("objects") are secondary, as pictured--again in greatly simplified fashion--in figure3-1B.
perception of the living world as a network of relationships has made thinking in terms of networks--expressed more elegantly in German as vernetzte Denken--another key characteristic of systems thinking. This "network thinking" has influenced not only our view of nature but also the way we speak about scientific knowledge. For thousands of years Western scientists and philosophers have used the metaphor of knowledge as a building, together with many other architectural metaphors derived from it.
We speak of fundamental laws, fundamental principles, basic building blocks, and the like, and we assert that the edifice of science must be built on firm foundations. Whenever major scientific revolutions occurred, it was felt that the foundations of science were moving. Thus Descartes wrote in his celebrated Discourse on Method:In so far as (the sciences) borrow their principles from philosophy, I considered that nothing solid could be built on such shifting foundations.
Einstein, in his autobiography, described his feeling in terms very similar to Heisenberg's:
It was as if the ground had been pulled out from under one, with no firm foundation to be seen anywhere, upon which one could have built.
In the new systems thinking, the metaphor of knowledge as a building is being replaced by that of the network. As we perceive reality as a network of relationships, our descriptions, too, form an interconnected network o f concepts and models in which there are no foundations. For most scientists such a view of knowledge as a network with no firm foundations is extremely unsettling,and today it is by no means generally accepted. But as the network approach expands throughout the scientific community, the idea of knowledge as a network will undoubtedly find increasing acceptance."
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so, my thinking is that should we rethinking about the definition of information architecture? if it is possible, that are the main features or characteristic of web or network?
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