introduction

The act or process of introducing or the state of being introduced.

A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.

Something recently introduced; an innovation.

Something spoken, written, or otherwise presented in beginning or introducing something, especially.

A preface, as to a book.

A short preliminary passage in a larger movement or work.

A basic introductory text or course of study.

The act of introducing, or leading or ushering in; the act of bringing in: as, the introduction of manufactures into a country.

The act of inserting: as, the introduction of a probe into a wound.

The act of making acquainted; the formal presentation of persons to one another, with mention of their names, etc.: as, an introduction in person or by letter.