desideratum
A desideratum or, taking into account the Latin ending, desideratum (pl. Desiderate or desiderata , v. Latin desideratum , "desired", proper "from the stars, sidera , down") is a desired object. It is an object, more rarely an abstract thing, that is missing, needed and desired in a given environment.
Examples:
- Desiderata in archives and libraries are books or objects that you want to buy.
- Desiderata in collections are objects, mostly from a series or part of a collection, that are missing or need to be replaced.
- Desiderata in research (“research desiderata”) are topics that a researcher would like to address so that other colleagues can use these results for their own research. For example, they are often mentioned in the theory or results section of an empirical research report.
See also
- Desiderata (disambiguation)
- Desiderata (poem) , a poem by Max Ehrmann
- Desideria = female first name
Web links
Wiktionary: Desideratum - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ^ NRW Foundation: Museum Handbook . Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ↑ So z. B. “Economic growth” as a desideratum, Niklas Luhmann : Die Wirtschaft der Gesellschaft , 1988, p. 100.
- ↑ Duden entry "Desideratum"