dissemination
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What does dissemination mean?
Dissemination is the act or process of disseminating—distributing, spreading, broadcasting, or dispersing widely.
The word is especially used in reference to the distribution of information, or things that contain information, like files and documents.
It is also associated with the official release of such information by organizations, such as the dissemination of a press release by a company or the dissemination of information to the public by a government agency.
Example: Our chief media officer is responsible for the dissemination of press releases to various outlets.
Where does dissemination come from?
The first records of the word dissemination come from around the 1640s. The verb form disseminate is recorded earlier, around 1600. It comes from the Latin verb dissēmināre, from sēmināre, “to sow,” from sēmen, “seed.”
Sometimes, the dissemination of information is like the scattering of seeds in a field, with the goal being to spread it far and wide to the largest number of people possible—like when someone sends out a company-wide email. Other times, dissemination of information may involve a more select set of recipients, such as a press release that’s only provided to certain journalists or news organizations. Sometimes, it happens in a much less organized way, such as on the internet, where the dissemination of information (and misinformation) is rapid and often unpredictable.
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What are some other forms related to dissemination?
- disseminate (verb)
What are some synonyms for dissemination?
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What are some words that often get used in discussing dissemination?
How is dissemination used in real life?
Dissemination is most commonly used in discussion of the purposeful spread of information.
BREAKING: Twitter says it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content and banned many of the conspiracy theory's followers due to ongoing problems with harassment and the dissemination of misinformation. https://t.co/NwT9bGWkfx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2020
Features of war on transparency: new non-transparent trade fora, secret treaty negotiations, prison for dissemination of leaked documents.
— James Love (@jamie_love) December 15, 2010
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I am releasing a Do-It-Yourself Dissemination tool kit for researchers to efficiently fulfill their obligation to disseminate their findings to stakeholders!
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— Keri N Althoff (@kerinalthoff) November 18, 2019
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of dissemination?
A. dispersion
B. spread
C. circulation
D. concealment