"context-sensitive" meaning in English

See context-sensitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} context-sensitive (not comparable)
  1. (computing, philosophy) Sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing, Philosophy Translations (sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation): kontekstiherkkä (Finnish), kontekstista riippuva (Finnish), yhteysherkkä (Finnish), contextuel (French), kontextsensitiv (German), samhengisháður (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-context-sensitive-en-adj-uKZ6mLYx Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, mathematics, natural-sciences, philosophy, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'sensitive to context; exhibiting different behaviour depending on a task or situation': 75 3 22
  2. (grammar) Involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny): kontekstiherkkä (Finnish), kontekstista riippuva (Finnish), yhteysherkkä (Finnish), kontextsensitiv (German), samhengisháður (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-context-sensitive-en-adj-EPmmVOfp Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'involving transformations that are affected by more of the sentence than merely the section under scrutiny': 5 87 8
  3. (grammar) Relating to a context-sensitive grammar. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (relating to a context-sensitive grammar): kontekstiherkkä (Finnish), kontekstista riippuva (Finnish), yhteysherkkä (Finnish), kontextsensitiv (German), samhengisháður (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-context-sensitive-en-adj-Udanyao4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 17 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 9 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 16 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 17 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 17 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 29 17 54 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'relating to a context-sensitive grammar': 19 8 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: context-dependent
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