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noun
The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of curing or healing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
The manual updating of information in a database.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
The selective assembly and presentation of information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From Middle English curacioun, curacion, from Old French curacion, from Latin cūrātiō.
Across languages
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