Etymology

actor-network

Today it means: A web of relationships insisting that society is built not by only humans, but also nonhuman objects which interact with the world as well. Full definition →

French acteur-réseau
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  1. French · calque ofacteur-réseau
  2. English todayactor-network

Coined by sociologist Michel Callon in 1986, a calque of French acteur-réseau.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.