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Group:
naming

Topic:
data as a named set of data objects
Topic:
descriptive naming
Topic:
file directory
Topic:
hypertext nodes
Topic:
hypertext links
Topic:
information retrieval by following links
Topic:
intertextuality and hypertext
Topic:
menus for a UserInterface
Topic:
name server or name directory
Topic:
outlines
Topic:
pointer machines
Topic:
Thesa data model
Topic:
Thesa as a database of modules
Topic:
words defined by words

Summary

A naming node contains the descriptive names of other nodes. Descriptive names allow readers to prune their search. Much of the text in a naming node consists of names, i.e. the titles of related nodes. (cbb 4/89)
Subtopic: node of names up

Quote: a TEXTNET node is a chunk (primitive piece of text) or a tocs (entry in a table of contents) [»trigRH1_1986]
Quote: each note in NoteCards in at least one filecard [»halaFG4_1987]
Quote: title cards by short phrases and use NoteCards browser to arrange them [»trigRH11_1987]
Quote: in Compendium, reference entries by their descriptive titles [»glusRJ5_1989]
Quote: a Telesophy query produces summaries of each information unit (like titles) [»schaBR11_1987]
Quote: a Clearinghouse group is a set of names (a property type) [»oppeDC7_1983]
Quote: KMS can search for text strings within a hierarchy of frames; produces a frame of titles [»akscRM7_1988a]
Quote: Modeler uses uniquely named, immutable objects which contain the names of other objects [»lampBW6_1983]
Quote: composite node aggregates related nodes and links; can be collapsed into an icon [»conkJ9_1987]

Subtopic: document set up

Quote: a document set is a document of pointers to other documents [»clifC9_1988]
Quote: zippered list may aid in creative thought [»nelsTH8_1965]

Subtopic: programs as a short text of names up

Quote: a well-structured program can always be written as a short text that names other programs that are themselves short [»parnDL12_1994]
Quote: a program consists of a large number of variables, a few constants, and some punctuation to paste this all together
[»wegbB_1971]

Related Topics up

Group: naming   (32 topics, 789 quotes)

Topic: data as a named set of data objects (22 items)
Topic: descriptive naming (29 items)
Topic: file directory (55 items)
Topic: hypertext nodes (19 items)
Topic: hypertext links (45 items)
Topic: information retrieval by following links (23 items)
Topic: intertextuality and hypertext (11 items)
Topic: menus for a UserInterface (31 items)
Topic: name server or name directory (40 items)
Topic: outlines (16 items)
Topic: pointer machines (17 items)
Topic: Thesa data model (58 items)
Topic: Thesa as a database of modules (23 items)
Topic: words defined by words
(25 items)


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