*Some of these glossary definitions have been adapted and reproduced by permission of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Many computer and Web-related definitions have been contributed by Jason Snart, College of DuPage.

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open-minded Describes a person who listens carefully to every viewpoint, evaluating each perspective carefully and fairly.

organize To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.

original subject In an analogy, the primary object or idea being described or compared.