Concourse
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A concourse is a place where pathways or roads meet, such as in a hotel, convention center, a railway station, an airport terminal, a hall, or other space.
Etymology
Literally, a "concourse" means a place where people come together. The word derives from English, French, and Latin, "concursus" and "concurrere," meaning "to run together." It is related etymologically to the word "concur."Examples
Examples of concourses include:
- Meeting halls
- Railway stations
- conference centers
- Hotels
- Airport terminals
- Shopping malls or portions of shopping malls which are often called "shopping concourses"
Contemporary usage
More recently, "concourse" is often used to refer to a situation where people come together in online presence, even if they don't come together in real physical life. An example of such an online community is the IEEE Student Concourse, as well as various online shopping concourses.External links
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