WolframLang: Context (Namespace)

Context of a Symbol (Namespace)

Each Symbol , are in particular “context” path. This is similar to a file name has a full path including the dir name. WolframLang “context” is similar to the directory path, or like “namespace” in many programing languages.

The GRAVE ACCENT mark ` is used for context separator, similar to the slash for file path.

• Builtin symbol typically has context "System`"
• User-defined symbol typically has context "Global`"

Context[symbol]

return the context (a string) of a symbol.

Context

Context[Sin]
(* "System`" *)