* Specifically, a text added to the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to, but is not the main idea of, the main text

The NEXTSTEP operating system further developed the idea, incorporating a feature whereby the right or middle mouse button brought the main menu ( which was vertical and automatically changed depending on context ) to the location of the mouse, thereby eliminating the need to move the mouse pointer all the way across the large ( for the time ) NextStep screen.

The idea was to replicate specific important, and often queried information, and store it in a smaller temporary database that linked these key features back to the main database.

The idea of a relation between the language of the Aegean Linear scripts was taken into consideration as the main hypothesis by Michael Ventris before discovering that in fact the language behind the more modern Linear B script was Mycenean, a Greek dialect.

The main idea of HTTPS is to create a secure channel over an insecure network.

The response of the time was to propose that the main biblical idea was still correct, but that the Israelites entered Canaan peacefully instead of through conquest.

Sartre's main idea is that people, as humans, are " condemned to be free ".

The main idea was the same as ringboll, but it now stood on its own.

The main theme of the poem is the idea that was novel in the times of early nationalisms based on centralized nation-statesthat the lack of political sovereignty does not preclude the existence of a nation.

When the first pubs were built, the main room was the public room with a large serving bar copied from the gin houses, the idea being to serve the maximum number of people in the shortest possible time.

Like many comics spun out of DC's 90's work, it incorporates the idea of the Christian God ( Jahve ) as the main antagonist of the series, serving as the creator who has left his creation.

Leon Trotsky, the main proponent of the world revolution, was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929, and Stalin's idea of Socialism in One Country became the primary line.

In this work, he defined rhetoric as " a study of misunderstandings and its remedies ," and introduced the influential concepts tenor and vehicle to describe the components of a metaphor — the main idea and the concept to which it is compared.

The book's main idea is that high levels of fat intake are the cause of many health disorders common in the U. S., and thus that cutting fat consumption down to 10 % of the total calories consumed would be optimal for most people.

Two public figures claimed in interviews that one of the main causes for poverty in Africa is a low average intelligence, an idea which caused great controversy.

The game is skill-based rather than class-based, but archetypes are presented in the main book to give players and gamemasters an idea of what is possible with the system.

The group's main idea was to organize a provisional government from Costa Rica.

Thereby, the simple idea of slope becomes one of the main basis of the modern world in terms of both technology and the built environment.

The main idea behind the project is that each user can ' fork ' the page.

The main idea of the poem can be seen as the painful experience that people endure as they seek to grow in spiritual maturity and union with God.

In a review Alexander Macfarlane wrote: " The main idea of the work is not unification of the several methods, nor generalization of ordinary algebra so as to include them, but rather the comparative study of their several structures.

# Opening questions – used to generate further discussion at the beginning of the seminar which elicits the main idea.

The main idea according to the Orthodox view is that this boy or girl is so happy that they are now commanded to do mitzvah and now they will earn reward in the next world for their efforts, that they throw a party and have a festive meal.

The Analects, the main source of the Confucianism of Confucius, actually has little to say on the matter of filial piety and some sources believe the concept was focused on by later thinkers as a response to Mohism.

As Moism lost support by the time of the Han, the main philosophical contenders were Legalism, which Confucian thought somewhat absorbed, the teachings of Lao-tzu, whose focus on more mystic ideas kept it from direct conflict with Confucianism, and the new Buddhist religion, which gained acceptance during the Southern and Northern Dynasties era.

It evolved at about the same time as Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism, and was one of the four main philosophic schools during the Spring and Autumn Period ( from 770 BC to 480 BC ) and the Warring States Period ( from 479 BC to 221 BC ).

The Lý Dynasty also promoted Buddhism, yet maintained a pluralistic attitude toward the three main philosophical systems of the time: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.

The main branch of Confucianism, however, argues that human nature must be nurtured through ritual ( li 理 ), culture ( wen 文 ) and other things, while the Daoists argued that the trappings of society were to be gotten rid of.

The main influences on Chinese folk tales have been Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.

As the main influences on life in Korea, often Korean Shamanism, Buddhism, and Confucianism movements have shaped Korean life and thought.

: See main article: Korean Confucianism

* Confucius ( 551 – 479 BC ), central Chinese thinker, founder of Confucianism ( main temple and tomb in Qufu )

* Mencius ( 372 – 289 BC ), Chinese thinker, a principal interpreter of Confucianism ( main temple in Zoucheng )

Xiong is widely regarded as the thinker who laid down the basis for the revival of Confucianism during the twentieth century, and the main voice in contemporary Chinese philosophy who called for a revival of the Confucian dao.

`` The main bunch is outside, but there are some over there inside the wall ''.

The two main charges levelled against the Bourbons by liberals is that they are racists and social reactionaries.

But it is more than irony: one of the main reasons why nationalism is no longer a tenable concept is because it has spread throughout the planet.

Steele's main business here is to arouse public opinion to the immediate danger of a Stuart Restoration.

The old ideal of the independent entrepreneur is extant -- but so is the recognition that the main chance may be in a corporate bureaucracy.

In the main stream of historical thinking is a group of scholars, H.M. Chadwick, R.H. Hodgkin, Sir Frank Stenton et al. who are in varying degrees sceptical of the native traditions of the conquest but who defend the catastrophic type of invasion suggested by them.

He had also learned to dispute extempore remarkably well, the main evidence for which of course is the presence of his name in the honors list of 1628/29.

The Walnut Trees Of Altenburg is composed in the form of a triptych, with the two small side panels framing and enclosing the main central episode of the novel.

Krim's main attack is upon the aesthetic and the publishing apparatus of American literary culture in our day.

The main question raised by the incident is how much longer will UN bury its head in the sand on the Congo problem instead of facing the bitter fact that it has no solution in present terms??

every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ''.

Most immediately relevant to these episodes in Goa, Katanga and Ghana, as to the Suez-Hungary crisis before them, is the belief that the main theater of the world drama is the underdeveloped region of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

It is vitally important that the new U.S. aid program should encourage all of them, since the main thrust for development must come from the less developed countries themselves.

Stated in its simplest terms, the main job of the Planning Division is to plan for the future of the State of Rhode Island.

The substantial progress being made in ballistic missile technology is rapidly shifting the main threat from manned bombers to missiles.

Their main asset is an abundance of unsaturated fatty acids, so necessary for maintaining the good health of the circulatory system.

The main requirement is to be sure the boat is numbered according to the regulations of the state in which the boat will be principally used.

The main set of bars are the `` tappets '' and one tappet is connected to each lever.

It is one of the very few, if not the only surviving bridge of its type to serve a main artery of the U.S. highway system, thus it is far more than a relic of the horse and buggy days.