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{{g}}The medium, not the message.
{{def|Substrate|/ˈsʌbstreɪt/|n|[[File:Table with was and stylus Roman times.jpg|450px|thumb|center|a [[substrate]], yesterday]]
 
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[[Substrate]]: (''[[noun|n]]''): An underlying substance or layer. The material on or from which an organism lives, grows, or obtains its nourishment.
1. The medium, not the message. An underlying substance or layer. The material on or from which an organism lives, grows or obtains its nourishment. <br>
2. A material which provides the surface on which something is deposited or inscribed. A waxen tablet, a [[Jacquard loom|punched card]], a magnetic disc.


Once upon a time the distinction between [[information]] and the [[substrate]] on which that  information was conveyed was not apparent. The information in a letter, book, or newspaper was indistinguishable from the [[tangible]] paper on which it was printed.  
Once upon a time the distinction between [[information]] and the [[substrate]] on which that  information was conveyed was not apparent. The information in a letter, book, or newspaper was indistinguishable from the [[tangible]] paper on which it was printed.  
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*[[Tangible]]
*[[Tangible]]
*[[Jacquard loom]]
*[[Machine plasticity]]