function getDef(d) {
	return defArray[d];
}  //end function

defArray = new Array();

// all apostrophes in definitions need to have a backslash in front of them
// it is probably easiest to set these up in alphabetical order so that you can find a particular definition
// easily, but they can go in any order
defArray["NetWork"] = 'Increasingly, all work involves <strong>NetWork</strong>.  Outsourcing and offshoring the work in which we participate or for which we are responsible.  Developing the intra-company, inter-company, intra-profession, and cross-disciplinary networks through which we operate.  Simultaneously knocking out today\'s work, stimulating tomorrow\'s opportunities, and taking personal and professional satisfaction in the moment.  Not only is all work becoming NetWork in the sense of being accomplished by/in a network but also in that working the net is coming to be recognized as a greater part of work itself.';
defArray["NextGen"] = 'These are the people who - whether by virtue birth date, recent work experience, or personality type -thrive in the less procedural, more discovery-based, "social" work-style of the networked economy.  But it is not only their use of the net that is radically different from "current" or "lastgen" leaders and managers.  The success of <strong>NextGen</strong> leaders hinges on "social presence," processing speed, and the capacity to harness real-time action.  They are pursuing new learning methods.  They are creating new conversations and new venues for co-production.  They are redrawing the boundaries of what works and what is work.  And in the process they are quietly upending or at least deeply reshaping traditional organizational dynamics and management practice.';
defArray["social network"] = 'A <strong>social network</strong> is a map of the relationships among individuals, indicating the ways in which they are connected through various social familiarities ranging from casual acquaintance to close familial bonds. The analysis of social networks (sometimes called network theory or social network analysis) has emerged as a key technique in modern sociology, anthropology, and organizational studies, as well as a popular topic of speculation and study. Research in several academic fields has demonstrated that social networks operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations, and play a critical role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the degree to which individuals succeed in achieving their goals.<br><br>Social networking also refers to a category of Internet applications to help connect friends, business partners, or individuals together by using a variety of tools. ';
defArray["wiki"] = '<strong>Wiki</strong> is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has simple text syntax for creating new pages and cross links between internal pages on the fly. Wiki is unusual among group communication mechanisms in that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in addition to the content itself. Like many simple concepts, "open editing" has some profound and subtle effects on Wiki usage. Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by non-technical users.';

//this was at the end of "social network"
//See Internet social networks (link), and the external links at the end of the article.