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3 entries found for keynote.
key·note ( P ) Pronunciation Key (knt)
n.
The tonic of a musical key.
A prime underlying element or theme: “The keynote of the revolution settlement was personal freedom under the law” (G.M. Trevelyan).

tr.v. key·not·ed, key·not·ing, key·notes
To give or set the keynote of.
Informal. To give a keynote address at: keynoted the press luncheon.

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keynote

\Key"note`\, n. 1. (Mus.) The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred; -- called also key tone.

2. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key; as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

keynote

n 1: the principal theme in a speech or literary work 2: a fundamental or central idea 3: (music) the first note of a diatonic scale [syn: tonic] v 1: set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection" 2: give the keynote address to (an audience)

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

Ah, sorry, hje hebt al antwoord gegeven: http://l-rs.org/archief/007760.html

"The opening keynote address is an opening presentation offered by individuals who have a global view of technology and present an address that offers a broad perspective on instructional technology."

http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/ditc/confgloss.html

"Every {convention} has a title and a theme scripture as its basis. On the first day of each convention the keynote address is presented, which develops the central idea of the whole convention."

http://bookshelf.info/wordlists/e/eec/www/=K.html

Openingstoespraak dan maar?

Jawel, openingstoespraak it is.

"Gisteren in Amsterdam bij Apple via de satelliet gekeken naar de keynote van Steve Jobs, de openingstoespraak op de Macworld Expo in San Francisco."

http://www.l-rs.org/archief/2002_01_01_archief.shtml#8517385

Ok, ok, na dit geneuzel pak ik de draad van mijn pathetische kutleventje weer op, oftewel ik "get a life" voordat andere me dat toe gaan wensen ;-)

Nou, wel gezellig hoor, zo'n uitgebreide reactie van de vaste reageerder. In jouw geciteerde stukje vind ik "the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the piece are referred" wel een passende symbolische omschrijving.

Al die ex-collega's die ineens overstappen op Mac's, het is moeilijk, confronterend en op momenten onbegrijpelijk. Alsof men op deze manier met een schone lei wil beginnen, een nieuwe start maken....

Een schone, slicke, geoliede en vooral dure lei!

Pssst
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/nlstore/
Offline! Spannund ;)

Ja, ik zit ook al vol spanning te wachten wat er terugkeert. Lastig is dat je de toespraak niet live kunt meekijken! Zit hier maar een beetje de tijd te doden... :/

Tis een 'beetje druk' maar: http://www.macfreak.org/cgi/forums/topic.cgi?forum=16&topic=2293&start=0

World's fastest PC is here. There are three things. Chip, System, Product. The chip is the 970 (g5). 64-bit. Made by IBM. Screw Motorola.