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Definitions of Keywords - Manus

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Digital: involving or relating to the use of computer technology

Solution: a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation 

Help: make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources 

Costs: the effort, loss, or sacrifice necessary to achieve or obtain something. 

Benefits: an advantage or profit gained from something 

Personal: belonging to or affecting a particular person rather than anyone else 

Travel: go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length 

Movement: an act of moving 

Gamification: the application of typical elements of game playing (e.g. point scoring, competition with others, rules of play) to other areas of activity, typically as an online marketing technique to encourage engagement with a product or service 

Engage: occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention) 
 
User: a person who uses or operates something. 

Health: a person's mental or physical condition 

Fitness: the condition of being physically fit and healthy 

Meaning: important or worthwhile quality; purpose

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