transclusion

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transclusion

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Coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in his book Literary Machines (1981), by replacing the in- (“into, inwards”) suffix of inclusion with trans- (“through, over, across”).

noun transclusions

countable, uncountable The inclusion of part of one hypertext document in another one by means of reference rather than copying. Transclusion means that a thing can be in two places at once.
Similar: interpolation

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noun the inclusion of part of one hypertext document in another one by means of reference rather than copying

Español	transclusión
한국어	트랜스클루전 teuraenseukeullujeon
日本語	トランスクルージョン
中文	嵌入包含 qiànrùbāohán
Português	transclusão
Français	transclusion
Deutsch	Einbinden, Einbindung, Transklusion, Übernahme, Übernehmen
Italiano	transclusione
Tiếng Việt	sự nhúng chéo, sự chuyển tải

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"transclusion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transclusion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"transclusion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transclusion.

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@misc{transclusion_2026,
  title = {transclusion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transclusion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}