nomenclator

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The challenge is inspired by the idea that the whole waking life of an individual will be able to fit on a single computer disc in 20 years 'time. virtual reality, leading to the development of technologies such as a care companion for the elderly or a' nomenclator '- a device that can provide people with information about others when they first meet.

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  1. noun One who assigns names, as in scientific classification.

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  • In order to be presented to the master, it was necessary to buy the good graces of the slave who took the name ( nomenclator ), and who not only introduced the suppliant, but might, with a word, recommend or injure. —  Saint Augustin
  • "Aesir and Vanir or in common nomenclator Storm and Earth Giants" or they were Aesir and Vanir themselves, meaning that Hodir is either a very old and powerful giant himself or a form of Titan or Titan construct. —  WoW.com
  • The challenge is inspired by the idea that the whole waking life of an individual will be able to fit on a single computer disc in 20 years 'time. virtual reality, leading to the development of technologies such as a care companion for the elderly or a' nomenclator '- a device that can provide people with information about others when they first meet. —  silicon.com :
  • Still, the work could lead to breakthroughs in AI and VR and lots of other very exciting acronyms and lead to the development of a 'nomenclator' - a device that can provide people with information about others when they meet for the first time. —  silicon.com :
  • Imagine the following exchange at a party as mediated by the nomenclator. —  silicon.com :
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  1. Latin nōmenclātor, a slave who accompanied his master to tell him the names of people he met, variant of nōmenculātor : nōmen, name; see nŏ̄-men- in Indo-European roots + calātor, servant, crier (from calāre, to call; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = French nomenclateur = Spanish nomenclator = Portuguese nomenclador = Italian nomenclatore, from Latin nomenclator, sometimes nomenculator, one who calls by name, from nomen, a name, + calare, call: see calends.
 

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/ˈnoʊmɛnkleɪtər/
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