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One or more people who are part of the activity system and conduct actions.
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s are often allocated credit points which measure their workload.
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s are typically completed in one (tri)semester.
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Users of tools or target group of tools, involving the characteristics of the target group.
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Active entity in an access control model, e.g., the user or a computer program (e.g., server process) working on behalf of a user. A
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The perspectival position from which consciousness is thought; the assemblage of consciousness around this parallax void; the individual or collective potential for creative activity and shaping the future of human society.
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A computer process acting on behalf of a user is referred to as a
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subject
s in operation, even if the user has only one login and one session. For example, an e-mail system may be operating in the background, fetching e-mail from a server periodically, while the user operates a Web browser. Each of the user’s programs is a
subject
, and each program’s accesses will be checked to ensure that they are permitted for the user who invoked the program.
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A distinct unit or component of study within a course. Each
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Subject
s are often allocated credit points which measure their workload.
Subject
s are typically completed in one (tri)semester.
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The position in which an individual can feel himself/herself with his/her own existence.
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The state in which an individual can feel himself/herself with his/her own existence.
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As used in activity theory, the
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is the person doing the activity. The
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s’ motivations along with their intentions are brought to bear on the activity.
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Trial
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An area of knowledge studied in school, college or university.
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Individual actors within an activity system.
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s’ behaviors are typically reflective and protective of the socio-cultural norms of an activity system.
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A computer process acting on behalf of a user is referred to as a
subject
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subject
s in operation, even if the user has only one login and one session. For example, an e-mail system may be operating in the background, fetching e-mail from a server periodically, while the user operates a Web browser. Each of the user’s programs is a
subject
, and each program’s accesses will be checked to ensure that they are permitted for the user who invoked the program.
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A particular unit within a course. The course leads to an academic qualification and each
subject
within the course covers a particular topic or range of topics about a specific theme.
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