# support (assistance)

to help something stay in place by being a part that touches it

- Computed level: L6 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday-language  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [help](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-help.assistance), [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [persist](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-persist.continue), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [touch](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-touch.together)

**Through:** a part touches something and helps it persist in place, resisting displacement through time and space

**Novel properties:**
- stability through contact
- spatial anchoring
- continuity of position

## Examples
- The International Space Station's solar arrays are braced by metal trusses that keep them aligned despite thermal shifts. *(engineering)*
- Roots of mangrove trees in Sundarbans hold soil in place against tidal erosion. *(biology)*
- The Domain Name System (DNS) relies on root servers to keep web addresses resolvable worldwide. *(computing)*

## Used by
- [base](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-base.foundation) (L9)
- [foot](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-foot.body-part) (L19)
- [friend](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-friend.social) (L9)
- [premature](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-premature.early) (L12)
- [sponsored](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sponsored.financial) (L18)
- [table](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-table.furniture) (L16)

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