Meaning

• What something does or is used for.

• A professional or official position.

• An official or social occasion.

• Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.

• A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.

• A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.

• A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.

• The physiological activity of an organ or body part.

• The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.

• The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

Meaning

• To have a function.

• To carry out a function; to be in action.