Context-sensitive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Context-sensitive is an adjective meaning (computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.
Meaning
(computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation.
More Meanings
- (grammar) Involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny.
- (grammar) Relating to a context-sensitive grammar.
Example Sentences
Right-click anywhere in the document window, and a context-sensitive menu appears.
We introduce two new techniques for proving termination of context-sensitive rewriting.
Antonyms for context-sensitive
Common opposites include context-free.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contextual, context, right-click, shortcut, contextualistic, microcontextual.
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