curation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of gathering, organizing, and managing digital or physical content or collections.

  - "The museum curation team is responsible for preserving and displaying historical artifacts."
  - "The digital curation of old photographs and documents is an important task for preserving cultural heritage."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with curation
adornment , ornament , chastity , pastorate , consternation

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Variants

List of all variants of curation that leads to same result
curation , curations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'curare' meaning 'to take care of'.

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Trivia

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1. The first known use of the term 'curation' in relation to digital content was in the late 1990s.

2. The word 'curation' is also used in the field of medicine to describe the process of preparing a patient for surgery.

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Related Concepts

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1. Digital Preservation: The practice of preserving digital content and making it accessible for future generations.

2. Museum Studies: The field of study concerned with the operation, management, and interpretation of museums and their collections.

3. Library Science: The field of study concerned with the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information.

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Culture

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Curations have been used in various fields such as museums, libraries, galleries, and digital platforms to preserve, present, and interpret content and collections for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes.

How to Memorize "curation"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a librarian carefully selecting and organizing books on a shelf.
   - Visualize a museum curator arranging artifacts in a display case.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'curation' with 'care' and 'preservation'.
   - Think of 'curation' as 'selection' and 'presentation' of content.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'curation' as 'careful arrangement' or 'collection management'.

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