# welcome (greeting)

to receive someone entering a place and act politely toward them

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: greeting  ·  Arena: welcome

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [enter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-enter.spatial), [polite](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-polite.social), [receive](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-receive.communication), [act](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-act.deed), [someone](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-someone.person), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [toward](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-toward.spatial)

**Through:** When someone enters a space, the act of receiving them and directing polite behavior toward them produces a welcome.

**Novel properties:**
- acknowledged arrival
- social inclusion
- directed hospitality

## Examples
- The staff at Tokyo Station bow as passengers enter the platform, maintaining order and respect during rush hour. *(institutions)*
- A Linux login prompt displays 'Welcome' after a user connects via SSH to the server at 192.168.1.10. *(computing)*
- At the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, volunteers greeted athletes from 204 nations as they entered the stadium. *(events)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-welcome.greeting*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-welcome.greeting.json*  
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