disambiguations
Sorting out confusions
Disambiguations are clarifications that distinguish between multiple possible meanings.
When a word or phrase could refer to several things, a disambiguation specifies which one is meant: The Wikipedia page offers disambiguations for "Mercury"—the planet, the element, or the Roman god.
The term appears most often in reference works and technical contexts where precision matters.
Making meaning plain
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- meaningWhat something signifies
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- definitionStatement of meaning
sense · distinction · differentiation · specification · denotation · connotation · nuance · polysemy
Failure to grasp meaning
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- explanationStatement making something clear
- clearing upBecoming less cloudy
- specifyingStating precisely
elaborating · distinguishing · contextualizing · unpacking · interpreting · rephrasing · qualifying · defining
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- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- redirectSend in new direction
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- entryAccess or submission
topic · subject · page · link · navigation · category · portal · template
Grammatical structure extraction
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- identifierLabel for recognition
- namespaceIdentifier collision prevention container
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
scope · binding · context · parameter · overloading · polymorphism · routing · addressing
clarification
Making meaning plain
- contextCircumstances shaping meaning
- meaningWhat something signifies
- interpretationAssigned meaning
definition · sense · distinction · differentiation · specification · denotation · connotation · nuance · polysemy · homonym
misunderstanding
Failure to grasp meaning
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- explanationStatement making something clear
- clearing upBecoming less cloudy
specifying · elaborating · distinguishing · contextualizing · unpacking · interpreting · rephrasing · qualifying · defining · illustrating
Wikipedia
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- redirectSend in new direction
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
entry · topic · subject · page · link · navigation · category · portal · template · wikilink
parsing
Grammatical structure extraction
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- identifierLabel for recognition
- namespaceIdentifier collision prevention container
reference · scope · binding · context · parameter · overloading · polymorphism · routing · addressing · lookup
disambiguationsconflations
Merging of separate things
confusions · conflations · muddlings · confoundings · obfuscations
disambiguationsambiguities
Multiple possible meanings
vagueness · equivocations · obscurities · fuzziness · indefiniteness
disambiguationsobfuscations
Deliberate acts of confusion
confusions · obscurations · muddlings · conflations · mystifications