boundary object
collocation in Englishmeaningsofboundaryandobject
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boundary
noun[C]
uk/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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object
noun
uk/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, ...
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(Definition ofboundaryandobjectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Aboundaryobjectacquired its respective and characteristic qualities via inspection, marketing, and sale.
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Linking auto-associative memory with collective phenomena in theoretical physics and computation is a basic step in the construction of the model as aboundaryobject.
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Its utility as aboundaryobjectto facilitate negotiation between different project stakeholders is discussed, and outstanding challenges in relation to understanding process connectivity are highlighted.
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Boundary objects in this sense are loosely defined and achieve stability by means of active interchange among the various groups of actors who handle them.
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In certain situations, for example, once they had accepted the principle, controlled trial protocols proved to be boundary objects between the different actors.
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I am going to argue that the description of models as boundary objects turns out to be very helpful in this respect.
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Second, there is a need for what they call boundary objects.
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Altogether, boundary objects need to maintain coherence across intersecting social worlds, but allow different interpretations.
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The structure of ill-structured solutions: boundary objects and heterogeneous distributed problem solving.
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This paper has since been widely cited and the concept of aboundaryobjecthas been adopted in both computer science (particularly computer supported cooperative work) and management.
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Ontologies and metadata formulated with those ontologies will serve as the boundary objects; partial understandings will be developed over them through the mapping of ontologies based on a shared context.
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Approaching vaccines and sera as boundary objects will allow us to emphasize several interconnected features of "scientific" medicine in relation to standardization starting from about 1880.
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Some of the boundary objects that they list include specimens, field notes, and maps of particular territories.
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This understanding of boundary objects acknowledges their role in the meaning-making process and in communication across social groups.
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They argue that boundary objects need to be seen in context of the motivations of the people that choose the object as well as their communicative role.
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