The Purpose reference article from the Simple Wikipedia on 01-May-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

Purpose

Purpose is like a reason. It means that there is a reason for something, and that this reason can act like a rule.

A rule with a reason. See also principle.

This is the "Purpose" reference article from the Simple Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.