the.com/nook
the architecture of hiding, where corners conspire to keep you cozy and unseen.
means A small, sheltered, often recessed spot — a cozy corner of a room or a quiet out-of-the-way place.
from From Middle English nok, meaning a corner or angle — possibly with Scandinavian roots, as it resembles Norwegian dialectal nok and similar Scandinavian words for a hook or bent thing. Either way the sense has always been about angles and corners: the bent, tucked-away geometry of a place, which is exactly where coziness likes to gather.
- old norse
- From nok, meaning a corner or recess.
- breakfast spot
- Realtors weaponize it to sell tiny kitchen corners.
- e-reader
- Barnes and Noble named a whole device after it.
- hidden math
- Nooks form where walls refuse to agree.
for instance
amazon kindle nook competitor — barnes & noble's e-reader that directly competed with kindle starting 2009