CURATION

Etymology

Noun

curation (countable and uncountable, plural curations)

The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.

(archaic) The act of curing or healing.

(databases) The manual updating of information in a database.

Anagrams

• nocturia

Source: Wiktionary


Cu*ra"tion (k-r"shn), n. Etym: [Cf. OF.curacion.]

Definition: Cure; healing. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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