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mindware

mindware noun: the mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.

Noun

mindware (uncountable)

  1. The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.

Origin of mindware

From mind + -ware, coined by psychologist David Perkins.

Questions about mindware

What does mindware mean?
Mindware means the mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
What part of speech is mindware?
Mindware is a noun.

Words near mindware in the dictionary

  1. mindswaps
  2. mindtool
  3. mindtools
  4. mindwandering
  5. mindwanderings
  6. mindware
  7. mindwarping
  8. mindwash
  9. mindwipe
  10. mindwiped
  11. mindwipes

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