Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A set of tools, usually in a single container.
  • noun Computers A collection of software routines that together serve a specific purpose, such as modifying an existing program.
  • noun A collection of documents, such as informational summaries and form letters, that one, especially an adviser or instructor, uses to inform others about a topic of interest.

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  • noun An assembly of tools.
  • noun computing A set of basic components for developing software.

Etymologies

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tool +‎ kit

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Examples

  • Future ideas An Open Source toolkit a research / survey project of open source community projects to develop a a \ "community building toolkit\" which would take tips for how to greet / involve new people in your project, and how * not* to alienate minorities (ie women) ....

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • It was thrilling and somewhat humbling to read cell biologist Stuart Newman's hypothesis of the evolutionary triumph of life as it self-organized half a billion years ago, using what he calls toolkit genes from single-celled highly plastic organisms to make a balletic leap into multicellularity at the time of the Cambrian explosion when virtually all of today's modern animal forms (35 phyla) first appeared, as evidenced in the fossil rock.

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • It was thrilling and somewhat humbling to read cell biologist Stuart Newman's hypothesis of the evolutionary triumph of life as it self-organized half a billion years ago, using what he calls toolkit genes from single-celled highly plastic organisms to make a balletic leap into multicellularity at the time of the Cambrian explosion when virtually all of today's modern animal forms (35 phyla) first appeared, as evidenced in the fossil rock.

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • It was thrilling and somewhat humbling to read cell biologist Stuart Newman's hypothesis of the evolutionary triumph of life as it self-organized half a billion years ago, using what he calls toolkit genes from single-celled highly plastic organisms to make a balletic leap into multicellularity at the time of the Cambrian explosion when virtually all of today's modern animal forms (35 phyla) first appeared, as evidenced in the fossil rock.

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • It was thrilling and somewhat humbling to read cell biologist Stuart Newman's hypothesis of the evolutionary triumph of life as it self-organized half a billion years ago, using what he calls toolkit genes from single-celled highly plastic organisms to make a balletic leap into multicellularity at the time of the Cambrian explosion when virtually all of today's modern animal forms (35 phyla) first appeared, as evidenced in the fossil rock.

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • It was thrilling and somewhat humbling to read cell biologist Stuart Newman's hypothesis of the evolutionary triumph of life as it self-organized half a billion years ago, using what he calls toolkit genes from single-celled highly plastic organisms to make a balletic leap into multicellularity at the time of the Cambrian explosion when virtually all of today's modern animal forms (35 phyla) first appeared, as evidenced in the fossil rock.

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • Specifically in the way "toolkit" is used so easily and appropriately.

    Behe Responds 2007

  • The toolkit is intended to be a practical guide to assist civil society in applying the Bank's new access to information policy as a means of obtaining documents from the institution.

    Chad Dobson: Access to Information at the World Bank: The First 99 Days Chad Dobson 2010

  • The toolkit is intended to be a practical guide to assist civil society in applying the Bank's new access to information policy as a means of obtaining documents from the institution.

    Chad Dobson: Access to Information at the World Bank: The First 99 Days Chad Dobson 2010

  • Another user migration toolkit is available from Tranxition, which can also be used for migrations involving either physical or virtual desktops.

    5 tips for a smooth Windows 7 migration Jon Brodkin 2010

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