Interpretation

Interpretation or interpreter may refer to:

Philosophy

• Interpretation (philosophy), the assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration
• Interpretation (logic), an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language
• De Interpretatione, a work by Aristotle
• Hermeneutics, the study of interpretation theory
• Exegesis, a critical explanation or interpretation of a text

Math, science and computing

• Interpretation (model theory), a technical notion that approximates the idea of representing a logical structure inside another structure
• Interpreter (computing), a program (a virtual processor) that is able to execute instructions written in a high-level programming language
• Interpretation function, in mathematical logic a function that assigns functions and relations to the symbols of a signature
• Interpretations of quantum mechanics, a set of statements which attempt to explain how quantum mechanics informs our understanding of nature
• Interpreter pattern, a software engineering design pattern
• Left brain interpreter, the post-hoc construction of explanations by the brain's left hemisphere
• Interpreted language, a programming language that avoidsit program compilation

Language

• Language interpretation, the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages
• Interpretation of tongues, a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages
• Interpretation type, an element of semantics in categorial grammar theories
• Semantics, the study of meaning in words, phrases, signs, and symbols

Law

• Judicial interpretation, an interpretation of law by a judiciary
• Statutory interpretation, determining the meaning of legislation
• Authentic interpretation, the official interpretation of a statute issued by the statute's legislator
• Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretations, part of the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)

Art, literature and performance

• Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art
• Heritage interpretation, communication about the nature and purpose of historical, natural or cultural phenomena
• Interpretation centre, an institution for dissemination of knowledge of natural or cultural heritage
• Oral interpretation, a dramatic art
• Dramatic Interpretation, an event in speech and forensics competitions in which participants perform excerpts from plays
• Literary theory, methods for interpreting literature including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction, et cetera
• Performing as a historical character in a living museum

Music and media

• Interpretation (music), the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed
• Interpreter (album), by Julian Cope
• The Interpreter, a 2005 film
• The Interpreter (album), a 2011 live album by Old 97's front man Rhett Miller
• The Interpreter, online journal of the Institute of Modern Russia
• Interpretations: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, an album by The Carpenters
• Interpretations (The Carpenters DVD), footage from the Carpenters' TV specials and TV series from 1971–1980
• The Interpreters, a musical group
• The Interpreter (Suki Kim novel), Suki Kim’s first novel
• The Interpreter, a book by Robert Moss
• The Comics Interpreter, a magazine of comics criticism
• The Interpreter, also known as Interpreter Magazine, is a web publication by the Institute of Modern Russia.

Other uses

• Interpretation (canon law) in the Catholic Church, rules for the exact interpretation and acceptation of words
• Interpretation (journal), an academic journal that covers the field of Presbyterian biblical studies
• Allegorical interpretation, an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally
• Biblical interpretation, the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible
• Interpretation Act, a stock short title used for legislation relating to interpretation of legislation
• Interpretation of Knowledge, a codex in the Nag Hammadi library of early Christian Gnostic texts
• Interpretation of Schizophrenia, a 1955 book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti
• Psychoanalysis, interpretation of a patient's unconscious feelings
• Interpretation of the outdoor environment in environmental education, see Grant W. Sharpe

See also

• Interpretability, a concept in mathematical logic
• Interpretant, a concept in semiotics
• The Interpretation of Dreams, an 1899 book by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
• Interpretation of dreams (disambiguation)
• Translation (disambiguation)
• Interpenetration (disambiguation)