Precis - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Reading William Gibson's 1984 crazy prescient inventive novel Neuromancer. I feel ignorant for not knowing this dude essentially invented most of the terminology and basically the last 1/5 of the 20th century. Cf. The Matrix, Microsoft, chat, cyberpunk, cyberspace, watergating...he's INSANELY prescient. BUT...instead of using the expression 'search results' he kept using this word I had never read/heard before...PRECIS. Apparently it's spelled with and 'accent ague' over the 'E', but I'm trying to write a quick post working with the limitations of my English Language keyboard.
PRECIS - a summary of facts, cf. precise
In funny related news...My search for PRECIS generated a PRECIS with a lot of academic results...most of them really bitchy! "...a precis is NOT your personal opinion of the work..." calm down academics! Maybe if you'd just explain to your students what you DO want they'll be able to provide the precis. GEEZ!
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