Augmentative and alternative communication ( AAC ) is an umbrella term that encompasses methods of communication for those with impairments or restrictions on the production or comprehension of spoken or written language.

Many contemporary Pueblo peoples object to the use of the term Anasazi, although there is still controversy among them on a native alternative.

Alternative medicine is frequently grouped with complementary medicine or integrative medicine, which, in general, refers to the same interventions when used in conjunction with mainstream techniques, under the umbrella term complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM.

The term ' alternative medicine ' is generally used to describe practices used independently or in place of conventional medicine.

Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, Homeopathy and Naturopathy are cited as examples The term appears to have entered into usage through the National Institute of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( NCCAM ), which began to employ it as a substitute for alternative medical systems as a way of differentiating widely comprehensive systems of medicine, such as Ayurvedic medicine, from specialized alternative approaches.

Steiner began using the word to refer to his philosophy in the early 1900s as an alternative to theosophy, the term for Madame Blavatsky's movement, itself from the Greek, with a longer history with a meaning of " divine wisdom ".

The term " ethnic cleansing " was used as an alternative to " genocide " to denote not just ethnically motivated murder but also displacement, though critics charge there is no difference.

An alternative, less common term is encipherment.

Proponents argued that the name Dominion Day was a holdover from the colonial era, an argument given some impetus by the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982, and others asserted that an alternative was needed as the term does not translate well into French.

An alternative term, expressing an ideological ( sometimes religious ) approach aimed at distancing oneself from the source of the count, is למניינם ( according to their count ).

* Conjugate ( graph theory ), an alternative term for a line graph

At that council he voted for acceptance of the term homoousios, having been finally convinced that there was no better alternative.

After the discovery of the West Indies by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the Spanish term Antillas was assigned to the lands ; stemming from this, " Sea of the Antilles " is a common alternative name for the Caribbean Sea in various European languages.

An alternative explanation is that the term entered France via Spain, the, maqabir ( cemetery ) being the root of the word.

Some use the term dispute resolution to refer only to alternative dispute resolution ( ADR ), that is, extrajudicial processes such as arbitration, collaborative law, and mediation used to resolve conflict and potential conflict between and among individuals, business entities, governmental agencies, and ( in the public international law context ) states.

Alternative education, also known as non-traditional education or educational alternative, is a broad term that may be used to refer to all forms of education outside of traditional education ( for all age groups and levels of education ).

He holds the position that the alternative seems to be the elaborate philosophical reduction of the word " moral " into a vacuous, useless term.

In addition, the term is used in a broader sense to cover a world-view on a wide variety of topics, including chemical evolution as an alternative term for abiogenesis or for nucleosynthesis of chemical elements, galaxy formation and evolution, stellar evolution, spiritual evolution, technological evolution and universal evolution, which seeks to explain every aspect of the world in which we live.

The term nowadays applies more to youth sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, aggressive inline skating, FMX and BMX and is closely associated with marketing aimed at the younger generation, and their favored styles of clothing and music, such as the urban baggy look associated with skateboarders and loud, fast alternative rock.

The term can also refer to the academic study of esoteric religious movements and philosophies, or more generally of alternative or marginalized religious movements or philosophies whose proponents distinguish their beliefs, practices, and experiences from mainstream institutionalized traditions.

After this Eric Raymond and Bruce Perens founded the Open Source Initiative ( OSI ), to promote the term " open-source software " as an alternative term for free software.

This was also used by Open Source Initiative ( OSI ) under the name " The Open Source Definition ", the only change being that use of the term " free software " was replaced by OSI's alternative term for free software, " open-source software ".

The presence of alternative job opportunities also will make the place easier to sell if that should become desirable.

It also means that their letters can be used as an alternative method of " numbering " ordered items, in such contexts as numbered lists.

" There are also some Arminians, like Roger Olson, who believe Open theism to be an alternative view that a Christian can have.

By the conditions accepted in the treaty, the Avars were to take possession of Pannonia and the Lombards were promised military support in Italy should the need arise ; also, for a period of 200 years the Lombards were to maintain the right to reclaim their former territories if the plan to conquer Italy failed, thus leaving Alboin with an alternative open.

The Blaze broadcasts local, alternative and independent music 24 hours a day, and also features news and sports updates at the top and bottom of every hour.

It was also a less expensive alternative to the Apple Macintosh and IBM PC as a general-purpose business or home computer.

He also argues that alternative conceptions of morality exist which do not rely on the assumptions that Kant makes – he cites utilitarianism as an example which does not require the summum bonum.

Among the kits sold there were also alternative floppy disk drives for TRS-80 computers.

So they decided to also develop their own alternative in the form of an improved floppy disk controller and printer interface that could be built right into a floppy disk enclosure.

To enhance and modernize the Aster CT-80 the company also designed three alternative video display adapters to supplement or replace the TRS-80 compatible video card, ( due to the modular nature of the Aster it was simply a matter of changing the video card, and / or CPU card to upgrade the system ).

Arbitration may also serve a distinct purpose: as an alternative to strikes and lockouts as a means of resolving labor disputes.

Sakharov also proposed the idea of induced gravity as an alternative theory of quantum gravity.

Passive solar techniques, alternative toilet and sewage systems, thermal massing designs, basement battery systems, efficient windowing, and the array of other design tactics require some degree of non-standard construction, added expense, ongoing experimentation and maintenance, and also have an effect on the psychology of the space.

The Athlon XP-M was also offered in a compact microPGA socket 563 version for space constrained applications as an alternative to the larger Socket A.

Red brass is also an alternative name for copper alloy C23000, which is composed of 14 – 16 % zinc, 0. 05 % iron and lead, and the remainder copper.

Clinton also spoke in favor of California Proposition 87 on alternative energy, which was voted down.

Most milk teas include powdered dairy or non-dairy creamers, but some shops also offer fresh milk as an alternative.

Grimond also sought an intellectual revival of the party, seeking to position it as a non-socialist radical alternative to the Conservative government of the day.

Boudica (; alternative spelling: Boudicca ), also known as Boadicea and known in Welsh as Buddug ( d. AD 60 or 61 ) was queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.

The ballad probably derives its name from medieval French dance songs or " ballares " ( from which we also get ballet ), as did the alternative rival form that became the French Ballade.

Chlordiazepoxide, which also has a long half-life and long-acting active metabolites, can be used as an alternative.

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also defines the communication to include the display of text, Braille, tactile communication, large print, accessible multimedia, as well as written and plain language, human-reader, augmentative and alternative modes, means and formats of communication, including accessible information and communication technology.

An alternative version also exists, which may reflect Attlee's use of English more closely:

The French philosopher Voltaire was also influenced by Confucius, seeing the concept of Confucian rationalism as an alternative to Christian dogma.