context-sensitive

ˈkɒntɛkst ˈsɛnsɪtɪv

Definition

Definition of context-sensitive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

computing philosophy

Rare

changing behavior depending on the situation or environment

Rare

The software uses context-sensitive help.

grammar type

TECH.

relating to a grammar where rules depend on context

TECH.

A context-sensitive grammar is harder to analyze.

contextual

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context-sensitive help

on-screen assistance that changes depending on the user’s current task

The application’s context-sensitive help explains each button when you hover over it.

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in good taste

adj.

etiquette

appropriate and sensitive to the context or circumstances

Examples of context-sensitive in a sentence

Context-sensitive prompts guide users through the process.
Context-sensitive rules complicate language processing.
He studied context-sensitive languages in class.

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French:sensible au contexte, se réfère à une grammaire dont les règles varient selon le contexte d'utilisation, ...
German:kontextabhängig, bezieht sich auf Regeln oder Systeme, die vom Kontext abhängig sind, ...
Italian:sensibile al contesto, contestuale, ...
Spanish:sensible al contexto, contextual, ...
Portuguese:sensível ao contexto, refere-se a gramáticas onde as regras variam conforme o contexto, ...
Chinese:情境敏感的, 语境敏感的, ...
Japanese:状況依存の, コンテキストセンシティブの, ...
Arabic:حَسّاس لِلسِّياق, مُرتَبِط بِالسِّياق, ...
Hebrew:רָגִישׁ לַהֶקְשֵׁר, תָּלוּי הֶקְשֵׁר, ...
Russian:контекстно-зависимый, относится к грамматическим правилам, меняющимся в зависимости от контекста, ...
Ukrainian:контекстно-залежний, контекстно-чутливий, ...
Hindi:स्थिति-संवेदनशील, संदर्भ-संवेदनशील, ...
Bengali:প্রসঙ্গ-সংবেদনশীল, প্রসঙ্গ-নির্ভর, ...
Catalan:contextual, dependents del context, ...
Czech:kontextově závislý, ...
Danish:kontekstsensitiv, bruges om grammatik eller regler, der afhænger af konteksten, ...
Dutch:contextgevoelig, contextafhankelijk, ...
Greek:ευαίσθητος στο πλαίσιο, εξαρτώμενος από το πλαίσιο, ...
Hungarian:környezetfüggő, ...
Khmer:អាស្រ័យលើបរិបទ, ដែលច្បាប់វេយ្យាករណ៍អាស្រ័យលើបរិបទ, ...
Korean:상황 의존적인, 문맥 의존적인, ...
Persian:حساس به زمینه, مربوط به زمینه, ...
Polish:kontekstowy, gramatyka, której reguły zmieniają się w zależności od kontekstu, ...
Portuguese (BR):contextual, cuja aplicação depende do contexto, ...
Romanian:adaptiv, dependent de context, ...
Swedish:kontextkänslig, grammatik där reglerna beror på sammanhanget, ...
Thai:ขึ้นกับบริบท, ตามบริบท, ...
Turkish:bağlama duyarlı, bağlama bağlı, ...
Vietnamese:nhạy cảm với ngữ cảnh, ngữ pháp hoặc quy tắc thay đổi tùy theo ngữ cảnh sử dụng, ...

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