Namespace definitions

Namespace

In general, a namespace is a container for a set of identifiers (also known as symbols, names). Namespaces provide a level of direction to specific identifiers, thus making it possible to distinguish between identifiers with the same exact name. For example, a surname could be thought of as a namespace that makes it possible to distinguish people ...
Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namespace

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namespace

a named scope. TC++PL 2.5.1, 8.1, C.10. D&E 17.
Found on http://www.stroustrup.com/glossary.html

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Namespace

a context in which an identifier exists.
Found on http://www.translationdirectory.com/glossaries/glossary097.htm

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namespace

The place where a variable is stored in a Python program's memory. Namespaces are implemented as a dictionary. There are the local, global and builtins namespaces and the nested namespaces in objects (in methods). Namespaces support modularity by preventing naming conflicts. For instance, __builtins__.open() and os.open() are distinguished by their...
Found on https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonGlossary

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