Literary notes about Transfer (AI summary)
The word "transfer" serves a multitude of functions in literature, ranging from the literal movement of people or objects to the more abstract shifting of emotions or states of being. In dramatic works, it is used to signify the relocation of characters or responsibilities, as when a military commander’s career is ended by his reassignment [1] or when personal burdens are metaphorically shifted from one person to another [2]. Philosophical and rhetorical texts also employ the term to discuss the projection of ideas or moods, such as the transference of the summer’s brightness into a winter setting [3] or the redirection of divine influence across nations [4]. Additionally, technical writings extend its meaning to denote the precise movement of data or energy, reflecting the word's versatile capacity to bridge physical and metaphorical realms [5][6].
- This transfer closed the career of Capt. Richardson as a commander on the Lake.
— from Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding - France, and an annuity that would support you there in luxury, would give you a new lease of life, would transfer you to a new existence.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - I will execute it this winter, and try to transfer to it the bright atmosphere of the summer.
— from Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen - They think that the Muse of Literature may transfer herself to other countries less dried up or worn out than our own.
— from Phaedrus by Plato - Asynchronous transfer ——————————- Serial communication between two computers.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Even spacing of the plastic tubing permitted the efficient transfer of body heat to the cooling liquid (water) as it circulated through the suit.
— from Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
