For Abstract we have terms and definitions in 18 topics. The topics are Art, Computer, Fine Art, Foreclosure, Genealogy, Government Documents, Historical Study, Home Purchasing, Interior Design, Java, Library, Photography, Poetry, Public Speaking, Real Estate, Real Estate Appraisal, Research and Sculptural.

Abstract (Art)

To represent something in a way that is not NATURALISTIC, by means of exaggeration, simplification, or other manipulation. The term is also used to describe forms that are abstracted or works of art that incorporate abstraction. Recognizable references in abstract art may be only slight or nonexistent.

Abstract (Computer)

Summary of an article, book, or other written publication.

Abstract (Fine Art)

Artwork in which little or no attempt is made to represent images realistically, and objects are often simplified or distorted.

Abstract (Foreclosure)

A succinct summary; (e.g. an abstract of judgment; an abstract of title, an abstract plant.)

Abstract (Genealogy)

Abbreviated transcription of a document or record that includes the date of the record, every name appearing therein, the relationship (if stated) of each person named and their description (ie., witness, executor, bondsman, son, widow, etc.), and if they signed with their signature or mark.

Abstract (Government Documents)

1. A brief summary of the points in an article.
2. A source that compiles by subject, author or title articles in a selected group of periodicals and includes a summary of each article.
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Abstract (Historical Study)

A written summary of the main points in a document; a type of periodical index that includes abstracts of articles.

Abstract (Home Purchasing)

A document detailing the financial history of the property, including ownership changes, title changes, mortgages, liens, forfeitures, etc.

Abstract (Interior Design)

Design illustrating general forms verses detailed realistic representations

Abstract (Java)

A Java keyword used in a class definition to specify that a class is not to be instantiated, but rather inherited by other classes. An abstract class can have abstract methods that are not implemented in the abstract class, but in subclasses.

Abstract (Library)

A brief summary of an article.

Abstract (Photography)

In the photographic sense, an image that is conceived apart from concrete reality, generally emphasizing lines, colours and geometrical forms, and their relationship to one another.

Abstract (Poetry)

seperate from

Abstract (Public Speaking)

A summary of a magazine or journal article, written by someone other than the original author.

Abstract (Real Estate)

A summary; an abridgment. Before the use of photo static copying public records were kept by abstracts of recorded documents.

Abstract (Real Estate Appraisal)

A history of all transactions shown in the public records affecting a particular tract of land.

Abstract (Research)

A summary of an article. An abstract often appears at the beginning of a scholarly or technical article. Databases and indexes often contain abstracts that can help you decide whether an article is relevant for your purposes. Examples include Chemical Abstracts and Psychological Abstracts.

Abstract (Sculptural)

Not realistic, though the intention is often based on an actual subject, place, or feeling. Pure abstraction can be interpreted as any art in which the depiction of real objects has been entirely discarded and whose aesthetic content is expressed in a formal pattern or structure of shapes, lines and colors. When the representation of real objects is completely absent, such art may be called non-objective.

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