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Concept: Admit

System documentation


Superconcept: Unobstruct

Definition: Allow some thing to move into a container.

Required Relationships:

base: The container that the object is admitted into.
object: Some tangible entity that is located outside base. Before the object is admitted to the container, it is assumed to be in a state of Be-Shut-Out of that container. Afterwards it's no longer in that state. Note that Admit does not cause the object to move into the container; it only permits Move-Into to occur.

Other Common Relationships:

agent: the entity that causes this action
instrument: the thing (e.g. tool) used to admit the object
by-means-of: the event that admits the object

Examples:

  1. John was admitted to the secret chamber by saying the magic words.
    base: the secret chamber
    object: John
    by-means-of: saying the magic words
  2. Comment: Note that the secret chamber is being viewed as a container here. Also, note that it's assumed that John was shut-out of the secret chamber before he was admitted.
  3. The cell admits some foreign particles by osmosis.
    base: the cell
    object: some foreign particles
    by-means-of: osmosis

Neighboring Concepts:

Similar to...But different because...
Unobstruct Unobstruct is more general than Admit. Unobstruct allows some object to move more freely, whereas Admit (more specifically) allows an object into a container.
Move-Into Admit allows an object to move into a container, whereas Move-Into is the act of actually doing it.