contriving

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of contrive

noun

  1. The act of one who contrives.
    Do we really want all those strivings and contrivings—all those thoughts and assumptions someone has cleverly etched into the hardware and software we are using—to remain invisible? 2007, Steve Talbott, Devices of the Soul, page 192

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