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Matrix - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Matrix : (noun)
1: a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows
and columns
2: an enclosure within which something originates or develops
(from the Latin for womb)
3: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn:
intercellular substance, ground substance]
4: the formative tissue at the base of a nail
5: mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or
other relief surface
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Matrix : \Ma"trix\, n.; pl. Matrices. [L., fr. mater mother. See
Mother, and cf. Matrice.]
1. (Anat.) The womb.
All that openeth the matrix is mine. --Ex. xxxiv.
19.
2. Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything; as:
(a) (Mech.) The cavity in which anything is formed, and
which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face
of a type.
(b) (Min.) The earthy or stony substance in which metallic
ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.
(c) pl. (Dyeing) The five simple colors, black, white,
blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are
composed.
3. (Biol.) The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or
vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular
substance.
4. (Math.) A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and
columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Matrix :
[FidoNet] 1. What the Opus BBS software and sysops call
FidoNet.
2. Fanciful term for a cyberspace expected to emerge from
current networking experiments (see network, the).
3. The totality of present-day computer networks.
[{Jargon File]
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Matrix : n. [FidoNet] 1. What the Opus BBS software and sysops call
FidoNet. 2. Fanciful term for a cyberspace expected to emerge from
current networking experiments (see the network). The name of the
rather good 1999 cypherpunk movie "The Matrix" played on this sense,
which however had been established for years before. 3. The totality of
present-day computer networks (popularized in this sense by John
Quarterman; rare outside academic literature).
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Matrix |
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BOTHOUSE: Hinky: WATCH OUT! Mr.Matrix is invisible! |
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wangweij: 上了推特才知道管子的人是傻×，叹息能不能回去的是大傻×。 RT @forestchen RT @fbzhong RT @wangpei 上了推特，感觉就像Matrix里的人被拔了管子，看到的是荒凉的真实，it's damn real，糟糕的是，你再也回不去了。 |
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rayito_1973: RT @alaide SOY UN CHANGO RELOADED ME ESCAPÈ DEL Matrix...ALGUNA SUGERENCIA ADICIONAL! |
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