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| − | * Originally to obliterate by drawing lines through an entry.<ref>W. W. Skeat, ''An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language.'' Oxford (1882) </ref> | + | * Originally to obliterate by drawing lines through an entry.<ref>W. W. Skeat, ''An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language.'' Oxford (1882) </ref> the term is now a political act against ideas which are no longer considered "acceptable." |
| − | * In H. G. Wells ''Machiavelli'' the protagonist | + | * In H. G. Wells' book ''The New Machiavelli'' the protagonist Richard Remington (a thinly vailed story about the author) is "cancelled" in London society has not having the "correct classical" education. In this case it is not the typical view of Machiavelli, but rather the fact that he wrote about politics while in exile. |
| + | * The Chinese Philosopher Confucius was unable to keep his place in court after he was "canceled" resulting in his inability to keep any court job for long. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category: Glossary]] | [[Category: Glossary]] | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 5 December 2021
Full Title or Meme
In computer science typically means to stop a process after it has been started, but before it has completed.
Context
- Originally to obliterate by drawing lines through an entry.[1] the term is now a political act against ideas which are no longer considered "acceptable."
- In H. G. Wells' book The New Machiavelli the protagonist Richard Remington (a thinly vailed story about the author) is "cancelled" in London society has not having the "correct classical" education. In this case it is not the typical view of Machiavelli, but rather the fact that he wrote about politics while in exile.
- The Chinese Philosopher Confucius was unable to keep his place in court after he was "canceled" resulting in his inability to keep any court job for long.
References
- ↑ W. W. Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. Oxford (1882)
