Technical Terms
glossary (list of terms):
A:
agency:
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
(to)
(latin)
agere– to set in motion, drive, lead, conduct.
I:
intelligence:
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience.
(to)
(latin)
intelligere– to understand, comprehend, come to know.
inter– between
+
legere– choose, pick out, read.
intelligence gathering (ig):
the act of collecting experiences to comprehend
M:
Modern Usage (mu)
relative present time us of a word.
modern– being the current stage in its development.
usage– accepted or habitual practice.
(to)
(latin)
modo– just now, in a (certain) manner.
(latin)
uti– make use of, profit by, take advantage of, enjoy, apply, consume,
O:
open source:
as a development model promotes universal access via an open-source or free license to a product’s design or blueprint, and universal redistribution of that design or blueprint, including subsequent improvements to it by anyone.
origins:
the place where something begins, where it springs into being.
(to)
(latin)
oriri- arise, rise, get up; become visible, appear; be born, be descended, receive life.
T:
true origin (to):
etymologia– the analysis of a word to find its true origin.