Editing Memetics (section)

==Terminology==
* [[Memeplex]] – (an abbreviation of meme-complex) is a collection or grouping of memes that have evolved into a mutually supportive or [[symbiosis|symbiotic]] relationship.<ref>Blackmore, Susan, 1999, The Meme Machine, Oxford University Press, Oxford, {{ISBN|0-19-850365-2}}</ref> Simply put, a meme-complex is a set of ideas that reinforce each other. Meme-complexes are roughly analogous to the symbiotic collection of individual [[gene]]s that make up the genetic codes of biological organisms. An example of a memeplex would be a [[religion]].
* [[Meme pool]] – a population of interbreeding memes.
* [[Memetic engineering]] – The process of deliberately creating memes, using engineering principles.
* [[Memetic algorithms]] – an approach to [[evolutionary computation]] that attempts to emulate cultural evolution in order to solve [[optimization problem]]s.
* [[Memetic computing]]
* Memotype – the actual information-content of a meme.<ref>Glenn Grant. ''A Memetic Lexicon''. Montreal. 1990</ref>
* Memeoid – a [[neologism]] for people who have been taken over by a meme to the extent that their own survival becomes inconsequential. Examples include [[kamikaze]]s, [[suicide bomber]]s and [[cult]] members who commit mass suicide. The term was apparently coined by H. [[Keith Henson]] in "Memes, L5 and the Religion of the Space Colonies," ''L5 News'', September 1985 pp.&nbsp;5–8,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfpm.org/~majordom/memetics/2000/16177.html|title=Memetics discussion list archive (associated with Jom-EMIT): Two early meme papers of historical interest (1a)|website=cfpm.org|access-date=14 April 2019|archive-date=3 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103011617/http://cfpm.org/~majordom/memetics/2000/16177.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and referenced in the expanded second edition of [[Richard Dawkins]]' book ''[[The Selfish Gene]]'' (p.&nbsp;330). In ''[[The Electronic Revolution]]'' [[William S. Burroughs]] writes: "the word has not been recognised as a virus because it has achieved a state of stable symbiosis with the host."
* Memetic equilibrium – the cultural equivalent of species biological equilibrium. It is that which humans strive for in terms of personal value with respect to cultural artefacts and ideas. The term was coined by Christopher diCarlo.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Christopher W. diCarlo |title=How Problem Solving and Neurotransmission in the Upper Paleolithic led to The Emergence and Maintenance of Memetic Equilibrium in Contemporary World Religions |url=http://www.politicsandculture.org/2010/04/27/how-problem-solving-and-neurotransmission-in-the-upper-paleolithic-led-to-the-emergence-and-maintenance-of-memetic-equilibrium-in-contemporary-world-religions/ |journal=Politics and Culture |issue=Special Evolutionary Issue |date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=August 25, 2010 |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823191350/https://politicsandculture.org/2010/04/27/how-problem-solving-and-neurotransmission-in-the-upper-paleolithic-led-to-the-emergence-and-maintenance-of-memetic-equilibrium-in-contemporary-world-religions/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Metamemetic thinking - coined by Diego Fontanive, is the thinking skill & cognitive training capable of making individuals acknowledge illogical memes.
* Eumemics - the belief and practice of deliberately improving the quality of the meme pool.
* Memocide - intentional action to eradicate a meme or memeplex from the population, either by killing its carriers or by censorship.
* [https://andrejdrapal.com/2024/11/14/memetic-fields-and-comprehension/ Memetic field] is a concept proposed by Andrej Drapal, that should, in accordance with his thesis of strategic memes as quanta, replace concepts of memetic pools and memeplexes.