the term arguments

[Larz60+]

Most all languages have words with multiple meanings.
English, i think more so than others.

Also similar items often have many names
take for example the terms used for a group of aminals:
some that I can think of:

hummingbirds, any one of words:
a bouquet
a glittering
a hover
a shimmer
a tune

then there's:

a murder of crows
a gaggle of geese
a flock of seagulls
a herd of cows
a pride of lions
a scold of jays
a crash of rhinos
an ambush of tigers

this all originated from a very old (several hundreds of years) hunting book.

[astral_travel]

@Larz60+ - yea that's awesome, i love it when you have many sounds/tones to use for the same concept...

[astral_travel]

@rob101 - thanks man !

where are you from ? what do you do for a living ?

[Larz60+]

I am from Earth.
I do what I do.

[rob101]

@rob101 - thanks man !

where are you from ? what do you do for a living ?

You're welcome.

I'm from Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha

Sorry to be so evasive, but I'm quite a private person and this is a public Forum.

[astral_travel]

alright, fine with me : )

i can understand that...

[astral_travel]

i came across the term Manipulation,
as in the next sentence: Manipulating large datasets, even when those datasets don’t fit in memory

why is the word ? (how does manipulation corresponds with this)

[Larz60+]

manipulation is another one of those terms that can have different meanings:

As a noun, it can mean:
1. Control or infulence somebody or something, often in a secretive way.
2. The control or use of something that shows skill.
3. Moving bones into or joints into their correct position.

# 2 would apply in programming.

As a verb, it can mean:
1. Manipluate someone, example: A politician manipulating public opinion on something.
2. Manipulate something, example: He skillfully manipulated the data table into a simple format.
3. The act of manipulating bones or joints into proper position. example: The doctor manipulated the football players sholder back into place.

[astral_travel]

okay, that makes a lil more sense now,

yet, what is the common denominator for the different meanings ?

[Larz60+]

see: https://www.etymonline.com/word/manipula...ine_v_6809