context-sensitive

Meanings

adjectivecontext-sensitive (not comparable)

not comparablecomputingSensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.
Right-click anywhere in the document window, and a context-sensitive menu appears.
not comparablegrammarInvolving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny.
Antonyms: context-free
not comparablegrammarRelating to a context-sensitive grammar.
We introduce two new techniques for proving termination of context-sensitive rewriting.

adjectiveInvolving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny.

Opposite

Finnish yhteysherkkä, kontekstiherkkä

yhteysherkkäsensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation
kontekstiherkkäsensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation
kontekstista riippuvasensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation
yhteysherkkäinvolving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny
kontekstiherkkäinvolving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny
kontekstista riippuvainvolving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny
yhteysherkkärelating to a context-sensitive grammar
kontekstiherkkärelating to a context-sensitive grammar
kontekstista riippuvarelating to a context-sensitive grammar

French contextuel

contextuelsensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation

German kontextsensitiv, kontextsensitiv

kontextsensitivsensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation
kontextsensitivinvolving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny
kontextsensitivrelating to a context-sensitive grammar

Icelandic samhengisháður, samhengisháður

samhengisháðursensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation
samhengisháðurinvolving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny
samhengisháðurrelating to a context-sensitive grammar

Cite this entry

APA

context-sensitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/context-sensitive

MLA

“context-sensitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/context-sensitive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “context-sensitive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/context-sensitive.