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noun Animal Behavior, Psychology.
rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, typically soon after birth or hatching, and establishes a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object, as attachment to parent, offspring, or site.
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Imprinting
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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noun
1.
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
2.
any impression or impressed effect: He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars.
3.
Bibliography.
a.
the name of a book's publisher printed on the title page or elsewhere, usually with the place and date of publication.
b.
the statement of such information in a bibliographic description of a printed work.
c.
a name, title, or other designation by which all or certain specific books of a publisher are identified.
4.
any marketing name used by a company or organization for a product line; brand or label.
5.
the printer's name and address as indicated on any printed matter.
verb (used with object)
6.
to impress (a quality, character, distinguishing mark, etc.).
7.
to produce (a mark) on something by pressure.
8.
to bestow, as a kiss.
9.
to fix firmly on the mind, memory, etc.
10.
EXPANDAnimal Behavior, Psychology. to acquire or establish by imprinting.
11.
COLLAPSEto make an imprint upon.
verb (used without object)
12.
to make an impression; have an effect.
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Medical Dictionary
imprinting im·print·ing (ĭm'prĭn'tĭng)
n.
A learning process occurring early in the life of a social animal in which a specific behavior pattern is established through association with a parent or other role model.
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Science Dictionary
imprinting  (ĭm'prĭn'tĭng) Pronunciation Key
A rapid learning process by which a newborn or very young animal establishes a behavior pattern of recognition and attraction towards other animals of its own kind, as well as to specific individuals of its species, such as its parents, or to a substitute for these. Ducklings, for example, will imprint upon and follow the first large moving object they observe. In nature, this is usually their mother, but they can be made to imprint upon other moving objects, such as a soccer ball. |
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