Etymology

time-binding

Today it means: The act of transmitting knowledge and experience from one moment and person to other moments and people using written information (e.g., written language, images, symbols), whether in mundane instances or (especially) from one generation to the next. Full definition →

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Coined by Polish-American philosopher Alfred Korzybski in 1921.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.