The Emergence Machine

Root Computing

abstract · Computing · Level 4 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

The top-level directory or superuser account that serves as the central hub for a network of interconnected computers.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “root computing” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “root computing”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
root
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0Root ComputingNetworkSystemFormStructureChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesCloud ComputingL5Abstraction Comp…L11Root ComputingL4NetworkL3SystemL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Network L3 (requires) polysemous
    Root computing relies on a network of interconnected computers.
  • System L3 (requires) systems-theory sense
    Understanding system helps understand root-computing

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