"actor-network" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: actor-networks [plural]
Etymology: Coined by sociologist Michel Callon in 1986, a calque of French acteur-réseau. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Michel Callon|in=1986|occ=sociologist|w=Michel Callon}} Coined by sociologist Michel Callon in 1986, {{calque|en|fr|acteur-réseau|nocap=1}} calque of French acteur-réseau Head templates: {{en-noun}} actor-network (plural actor-networks)
  1. (philosophy) A web of relationships insisting that society is built not by only humans, but also nonhuman objects which interact with the world as well.

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