boundary vs focus

boundary

noun
  • The dividing line or location between two areas. 

  • An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field. 

  • The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond). 

  • An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team. 

  • (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set. 

focus

noun
  • A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge. 

  • The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. 

  • The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information. 

  • The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium. 

  • A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. 

  • The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre). 

  • The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight. 

  • Concentration of attention. 

  • An object used in casting a magic spell. 

verb
  • To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane. 

  • To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input. 

  • To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task. 

  • To concentrate one’s attention. 

  • To concentrate during a task. 

  • To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point. 

  • To aggregate figures of accounts. 

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