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Table of technical terms

Terms introduced in 1.3

Term Explanation Also used in



Cognitive offloading Handing mental work to something outside your head. It is useful when knowledge is in place, and damaging when it is still forming. 1.4

Guardrails

Limits built into a system so that it supports thinking instead of replacing it.

1.4, 1.5
Schema Person's organised knowledge