palimpsest vs text

palimpsest

noun
  • A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written. 

  • The partial erasure of or superimposition on an older society or culture by a newer one. 

  • Something bearing the traces of an earlier, erased form. 

  • Geological features thought to be related to features or effects below the surface. 

  • Memory that has been erased and re-written. 

  • Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity. 

verb
  • To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse. 

  • On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day. 

text

noun
  • A book, tome or other set of writings. 

  • A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine. 

  • A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. 

  • A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing. 

  • A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones. 

  • Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text. 

  • Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc. 

verb
  • To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones. 

  • To send and receive text messages. 

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