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the polite cage you fill out before anyone admits they trust you.
means The shape, structure, or arrangement of something — or a printed document with blanks to fill in; also the state of being in good condition or working order.
from From Latin 'forma' — shape, figure, appearance — which flowed into Old French as 'forme' and arrived in English in the medieval period. The Latin word covered everything from physical shape to the abstract mould of an idea, and English kept that whole spread: the 'form' you sit on at school, the 'form' you fill out, an athlete's 'form,' and the philosopher's eternal 'Form' all trace back to the same single Roman root for outline-and-shape.
- latin root
- forma meant shape, mold, and beauty
- required field
- asterisks demand what you'd rather keep
- platonic flex
- Plato called pure forms more real than objects
- in physics
- matter is just energy holding a shape
- art world
- form versus function still starts fistfights
the form restaurant — michelin-starred restaurant in copenhagen, denmark known for modernist nordic cuisine
form design — industrial design principle exemplified by dieter rams' 10 design commandments for braun products
form magazine — swiss design and culture publication founded in 1957