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-'''Interpretation''' is a term used in informal education settings to describe any communication process designed to reveal [[meaning]]s and relationships of [[cultural artifact]]s. 
-An '''interpretation''' can be the part of a presentation or portrayal of information altered in order to conform to a specific set of symbols. This may be a [[spoken]], [[written]], [[picture|pictorial]], [[mathematical]], [[sculpture|sculptural]], [[film|cinematic]], [[geometric]] or any other form of language. Complex meanings may be evoked where the reader consciously or unconsciously cross-references the text by situating it within broader frames of experience and knowledge. +'''Interpretation''' or '''interpreter''' may refer to:
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 +== Philosophy ==
 +* [[Interpretation (philosophy)]], the assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration
 +* [[Interpretation (logic)]], an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language
 +* ''[[De Interpretatione]]'', a work by Aristotle
 +* [[Hermeneutics]], the study of interpretation theory
 +* [[Exegesis]], a critical explanation or interpretation of a text
-There are three things that allow interpretation to occur, and these are all interlinked and interdependable: the [[writer]], the [[text]] and the [[reader]]. Through the act of interpretation the reader is the one creating meaning; the meaning of the text intended by the writer is potentially overlooked or ignored. The reader produces meaning by participating in a complex of socially defined and enforced practices. Interpretation is an active process of producing values and meanings, a process that always occurs within specific cultural and political contexts, directly linked to the world in which the reader lives.+==Math, science and computing==
 +* [[Interpretation (model theory)]], a technical notion that approximates the idea of representing a logical structure inside another structure
 +* [[Interpreter (computing)]], a program (a virtual processor) that is able to execute instructions written in a high-level programming language
 +* [[Interpretation function]], in mathematical logic a function that assigns functions and relations to the symbols of a signature
 +* [[Interpretation of quantum mechanics]], a set of statements which attempt to explain how quantum mechanics informs our understanding of nature
 +* [[Interpreter pattern]], a software engineering design pattern
 +* [[Left brain interpreter]], the ''post-hoc'' construction of explanations by the brain's left hemisphere
 +* [[Interpreted language]], a programming language that avoidsit program compilation
-The purpose of interpretation would normally be to increase the possibility of understanding, but sometimes, as in [[propaganda]] or [[brainwashing]], the purpose may be to evade understanding and increase confusion. +==Language==
-==From Wiktionary==+* [[Language interpretation]], the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages
 +* [[Interpretation of tongues]], a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages
 +* [[Interpretation type]], an element of semantics in [[categorial grammar]] theories
 +* [[Semantics]], the study of meaning in words, phrases, signs, and symbols
 +==Law==
 +* [[Judicial interpretation]], an interpretation of law by a judiciary
 +* [[Statutory interpretation]], determining the meaning of legislation
 +* [[Authentic interpretation]], the official interpretation of a statute issued by the statute's legislator
 +* [[Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretations]], part of the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)
-# The act of interpreting; [[explanation]] of what is [[obscure]]; [[translation]]; [[version]]; [[construction]]; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a [[dream]], or of an [[enigma]].+==Art, literature and performance==
-# The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.+* [[Aesthetic interpretation]], an explanation of the meaning of a work of art
-# The power or explaining.+* [[Heritage interpretation]], communication about the nature and purpose of historical, natural or cultural phenomena
-# An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.+* [[Interpretation centre]], an institution for dissemination of knowledge of natural or cultural heritage
-# The act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.+* [[Oral interpretation]], a dramatic art
-==See also==+* [[Dramatic Interpretation]], an event in speech and forensics competitions in which participants perform excerpts from plays
 +* [[Literary theory]], methods for interpreting literature including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction, et cetera
 +* Performing as a historical character in a [[living museum]]
-'''Interpretation''' or '''interpreter''' may refer to:+==Music and media==
 +* [[Interpretation (music)]], the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed
 +* [[Interpreter (album)|''Interpreter'' (album)]], by Julian Cope
 +* ''[[The Interpreter]]'', a 2005 film
 +* [[The Interpreter (album)|''The Interpreter'' (album)]], a 2011 live album by Old 97's front man Rhett Miller
 +* ''[[Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration]]'', an album by The Carpenters
 +* [[Interpretations (The Carpenters DVD)|''Interpretations'' (The Carpenters DVD)]], footage from the Carpenters' TV specials and TV series from 1971–1980
 +* [[The Interpreters]], a musical group
 +* [[The Interpreter (Suki Kim novel)|''The Interpreter'' (Suki Kim novel)]], Suki Kim’s first novel
 +* ''The Interpreter'', a book by [[Robert Moss]]
 +* [[The Comics Interpreter]], a magazine of comics criticism
-===Language===+==Other uses==
-* [[Language interpretation]], the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages+* [[Interpretation (canon law)]] in the Catholic Church, rules for the exact interpretation and acceptation of words
-* [[Interpretation of tongues]], a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages+* [[Interpretation (journal)|''Interpretation'' (journal)]], an academic journal that covers the field of Presbyterian biblical studies
-* [[Semantics]], assignment of meanings to symbols+* [[Allegorical interpretation]], an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally
 +* [[Biblical interpretation]], the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible
 +* [[Interpretation Act]], a stock short title used for legislation relating to interpretation of legislation
 +* [[Interpretation of Knowledge]], a codex in the [[Nag Hammadi library]] of early Christian Gnostic texts
 +* ''[[Interpretation of Schizophrenia]]'', a 1955 book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti
 +* [[Psychoanalysis]], interpretation of a patient's unconscious feelings
 +* Interpretation of the outdoor environment in environmental education, see [[Grant W. Sharpe]]
 + 
 +==See also==
 +* [[Interpretability]], a concept in mathematical logic
 +* [[Interpretant]], a concept in semiotics
 +* ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'', a 1899 book by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
 +* [[Interpretation of dreams (disambiguation)]]
 +* [[Translation (disambiguation)]]
 +* [[Interpenetration (disambiguation)]]
-===Philosophy=== 
-* [[Interpretation (logic)]], an assignment of meaning to the [[symbol (formal)|symbols]] of a [[formal language]].  
-* ''[[De Interpretatione]]'', a work by Aristotle 
-* [[Hermeneutics]], the study of interpretation theory 
-* [[Exegesis]], a critical explanation or interpretation of a text 
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