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reattribution

noun

Etymology

From reattribute + -ion.

  1. borrowed from attributus
  2. prefixed as reattribute — “re + attribute”
  3. suffixed as reattribution — “reattribute + -ion”

Definitions

  1. The act of attributing again.

    • the reattribution of a text of disputed authorship

  2. The process of determining whether artwork is real or fake, and, if fake, determining…

    The process of determining whether artwork is real or fake, and, if fake, determining when and by whom it was created.

    • To professionals in the world of art, reattribution is not necessarily pejorative, even though it is often perceived that way by the general public. Reattribution can upgrade a work as well as downgrade it.

  3. A therapeutic technique in which the client is encouraged to consider possible alternate…

    A therapeutic technique in which the client is encouraged to consider possible alternate causes for events.

    • Reattribution does not focus on the facts themselves but rather tests whether the explanations based on the facts are accurate. Reattribution simply asks, “What is another explanation?” (A. T. Beck et al., 1985).
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A change of attribution for a target (usually a customer or user) that was previously…

      A change of attribution for a target (usually a customer or user) that was previously active.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for reattribution. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA