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agnostic

agnostic

3 6.3
Not made for one platform and able to work on many computer systems
  • adjective
  • /æɡˈnɑstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : independiente de la plataforma
  • And you would hope that the pursuit of science and space exploration is something that is agnostic to political climate.
  • platform-agnostic
  • device-agnostic
  • agnostic approach

But this is where the model agnostic viewpoint is very helpful.

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Examples

  • HTML5 is system agnostic, and you, serving as programmer, determine what is and what is not.

    Blog text (24)

  • A branching strategy should be agnostic of the technology being branched, should it not?

    Blog text (26)

  • And at the core of it is a bunch of a data agnostic machine learning algorithms.

  • If this happened in the UK too, it's agnostic to where the steering wheel is on the car.

  • Good or bad, the process is fairly agnostic to the intent.

    Blog text (7)

  • I tried to remain platform agnostic, but I ended up with a list that is more than a bit Apple-centric.

    Blog text (23)

  • They really are, as they say, "geographically agnostic, doing business where business is best done."

    Blog text (26)

  • KP is developing a comprehensive unified communication strategy for nurses with a technology infrastructure that is flexible and device-agnostic.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The feature is supposed to be API agnostic as well, meaning it'll work fine in theory with DirectX, Vulcan, and OpenGL alike.

    Gamers Nexus

  • The software is designed to be agnostic, allowing it to function seamlessly on various operating systems.

Synonyms

universal
vsagnostic
32 5.6

Made to work with different sizes or types

focuses on cross-system compatibility rather than general size or form adaptability
multiplatform
vsagnostic
1 3.7

Works on more than one device like a phone or computer

is intended to run across systems without being tied to any specific platform

How Portable

agnostic
  • Specialized
3 6.3

Surface Forms

agnostic positive
agnostical positive

Morphology

agnostic = gnostic (semi-transparent) = a + gnostic

Formally 'a-' + 'gnostic' yields 'not knowing/committed'; the technical sense 'not specific to a platform' is an extended, contextual usage and not fully derivable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Agnostic comes from the Greek parts a- 'not' and gnōsis 'knowledge'. A helpful way to remember the tech sense is 'not tied to one', so an agnostic system is 'not specific to' a single platform and can work across many systems.