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Spidergrams, spidergraphs, spider diagrams and spider maps are all terms used to describe a mindmap-like hierarchical diagram.
 
Spidergrams, spidergraphs, spider diagrams and spider maps are all terms used to describe a mindmap-like hierarchical diagram.
  
They have a central topic, their organization is purely hierarchical, text on the nodes is horizontal and entries are typically long phrases.
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There is no authoritative definition of these terms, just common use from which a general description can be derived.
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They do:
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* Have a central topic,  
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* organize information in a pure hierarchy,  
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* have text on horizontal node lines
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* typically employ long phrases, or sentences
  
They often do not use color, generally use phrases or sentances instead of one or two words, and typically do not make much use of images.
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They rarely:
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* use color,  
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* make much use of images,
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* have one or two words nodes (unlike a Buzan mind map)
  
 
==== Other uses of these terms ====
 
==== Other uses of these terms ====
  
 
"Spider diagram" has another (disputed) meaning in mathematics - see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_diagram| Wikipedia entry].  The term "spidergram" also has an alternative meaning in [http://instruct.uwo.ca/earth-sci/300b-001/spider.htm| geology].
 
"Spider diagram" has another (disputed) meaning in mathematics - see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_diagram| Wikipedia entry].  The term "spidergram" also has an alternative meaning in [http://instruct.uwo.ca/earth-sci/300b-001/spider.htm| geology].

Revision as of 04:07, 6 November 2008

The outline of a spider map

Spidergrams, spidergraphs, spider diagrams and spider maps are all terms used to describe a mindmap-like hierarchical diagram.

There is no authoritative definition of these terms, just common use from which a general description can be derived. They do:

  • Have a central topic,
  • organize information in a pure hierarchy,
  • have text on horizontal node lines
  • typically employ long phrases, or sentences

They rarely:

  • use color,
  • make much use of images,
  • have one or two words nodes (unlike a Buzan mind map)

Other uses of these terms[edit]

“Spider diagram” has another (disputed) meaning in mathematics – see the Wikipedia entry. The term “spidergram” also has an alternative meaning in geology.