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punctualization: a standalone construct

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the process by which a stable network comes to appear as a single simple actor or black box, hiding its heterogeneous parts.

In science and technology studies, punctualization refers to the process by which a stable network comes to appear as a single simple actor or black box, hiding its heterogeneous parts. This meaning comes from Law (1992) in Systems Practice.[1]

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  1. Law, J. (1992). Notes on the theory of the actor-network: Ordering, strategy, and heterogeneity. Systems Practice, 5(4), 379-393. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01059830

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