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Sense of purpose   /sɛns əv pˈərpəs/   Listen
Sense of purpose

noun
1.
The quality of having a definite purpose.  Synonym: purposefulness.





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... the most common term. 2. A small and insignificant change to a program. Usually fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also {shotgun debugging}). 3. /vt./ To change something in a small way. Bits, for example, are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knob implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see {frobnicate}. To speak of twiddling a bit connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; 'toggling a bit' has a more specific meaning (see {bit ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0
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Words linked to "Sense of purpose" :   meaningfulness, purposelessness


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