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inclusionism

inclusionism noun: a policy of inclusion.

Noun

inclusionism (uncountable)

  1. A policy of inclusion.
  2. A wikiphilosophy which advocates allowing a broader range of information to be included on Wikipedia (or a similar wiki), even if it is of marginal importance.
    • Apart from writing encyclopedia pages, The Cunctator loved to discuss Wikipedia and its policies. He spoke for anarchy (or at least an absence of hierarchy), eventualism (Wikipedia will get there in the end; his pseudonym means 'the delayer') and inclusionism (the wikiphilosophy whose motto could...2009, Andrew Dalby, The World and Wikipedia: How We Are Editing Reality, Draycott, Somerset: Siduri Books, →ISBN, page 121
    Antonyms:
    deletionism

Antonyms of inclusionism

Origin of inclusionism

From inclusion + -ism.

Questions about inclusionism

What does inclusionism mean?
Inclusionism means a policy of inclusion.
What part of speech is inclusionism?
Inclusionism is a noun.

Words near inclusionism in the dictionary

  1. inclusion units
  2. inclusionarily
  3. inclusionary
  4. inclusionary housing
  5. inclusionary zoning
  6. inclusionism
  7. inclusionist
  8. inclusionists
  9. inclusions
  10. inclusive
  11. inclusive disjunction

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