introduction

noun

1. 1

   the act of beginning something new

   they looked forward to the debut of their new product line

2. 2

   the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

   she looked forward to her initiation as an adult

   the foundation of a new scientific society

3. 3

   the act of putting one thing into another

4. 4

   the first section of a communication

5. 5

   a basic or elementary instructional text

6. 6

   a new proposal

   they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives

7. 7

   formally making a person known to another or to the public