Changes: MetaCortex

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“
This company is one of the top software companies in the world, because every single employee knows that they are part of a whole. Thus, if an employee has a problem, the company has a problem.
”

― Mr Rhineheart talking about MetaCortex

Metacortex matrix09 — The **MetaCortex** building

Screen Shot 2018-10-24 at 8.48 — Neo at his cubicle talking to Morpheus.

MetaCortex (sometimes called Meta Cortechs) was a prominent software company in the Matrix that Neo worked for. It was referred to as being a "respectable software company" by Agent Smith. On what might have been his last day of work there, Neo, as Thomas Anderson, was being reprimanded by his boss, Mr. Rhineheart regarding his punctuality.^[1]

Screen Shot 2018-10-24 at 8.49 — Neo's view of the Exit. Agents and police are looking for him.

Etymology

The root of this word is meta-, which according to Webster's means "going beyond or higher, transcending", and -cortex, which is "the outer layer (boundary) of gray matter surrounding the brain". Thus, Metacortechs is "transcending the boundaries of the brain", which is precisely what Neo proceeds to do.

Behind the scenes

The company "MetaCortechs" actually does exist, leading to speculation that the signs were changed to avoid legal issues. This explains away the spelling variation as a mistake that was supposed to be changed but was missed.^[2]

Appearances

References

[1] "They're Coming For You", The Matrix

[2] The Matrix/Mistakes

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+{{Quote|This company is one of the top software companies in the world, because every single employee knows that they are part of a whole. Thus, if an employee has a problem, the company has a problem.|Mr Rhineheart talking about MetaCortex}}[[File:Metacortex_matrix09.jpg|thumb|alt=|The '''MetaCortex''' building]]
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+[[File:Screen Shot 2018-10-24 at 8.48.24 PM.png|thumb|[[Neo]] at his cubicle talking to [[Morpheus]].]]
-{{Quote|This company is one of the top software companies in the world, because every single employee knows that they are part of a whole. Thus, if an employee has a problem, the company has a problem.|Mr Rhineheart talking about MetaCortex}}[[File:Metacortex_matrix09.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+'''MetaCortex''' (sometimes called '''Meta Cortechs''') was a prominent software company in the [[Matrix]] that [[Neo]] worked for. It was referred to as being a "respectable software company" by [[Agent Smith]]. On what might have been his last day of work there, Neo, as Thomas Anderson, was being reprimanded by his boss, [[Rhineheart|Mr. Rhineheart]] regarding his punctuality.<ref>"[["They're Coming For You"|They're Coming For You]]", [[The Matrix|''The Matrix'']]</ref>
-[[File:Screen Shot 2018-10-24 at 8.48.24 PM.png|thumb|308x308px|[[Neo]] at his cubicle talking to [[Morpheus]].]]
+[[File:Screen Shot 2018-10-24 at 8.49.01 PM 1.png|thumb|[[Neo|Neo's]] view of the [[Exit]].  [[Agents]] and [[police]] are looking for him.]]
-'''MetaCortex''' (sometimes called '''MetaCortech''') was a prominent software company in the [[Matrix]] that [[Neo]] worked for. It was referred to as being a "respectable software company" by [[Agent Smith]]. On
-[[File:Screen Shot 2018-10-24 at 8.49.01 PM 1.png|thumb|305x305px|[[Neo|Neo's]] view of the [[Exit]].  [[Agents]] and [[police]] are looking for him.]]
-what might have been his last day of work there, Neo, as Thomas Anderson, was being reprimanded by his boss, [[Rhineheart|Mr. Rhineheart]] regarding his punctuality.
 ==Etymology==
-The root of this word is meta-, which according to Webster's means "going beyond or higher, transcending", and -cortex, which is "the outer layer (boundary) of gray matter surrounding the brain". Thus, Metacortex is "transcending the boundaries of the brain", which is precisely what Neo proceeds to do.
+The root of this word is meta-, which according to Webster's means "going beyond or higher, transcending", and -cortex, which is "the outer layer (boundary) of gray matter surrounding the brain". Thus, Metacortechs is "transcending the boundaries of the brain", which is precisely what Neo proceeds to do.
+== Behind the scenes ==
-==Appearances==
-*[[The Matrix]]
-*[[The Matrix Reloaded]] (Monitor only)
-*[[The Matrix: Path of Neo]]
+* The company "MetaCortechs" actually does exist, leading to speculation that the signs were changed to avoid legal issues. This explains away the spelling variation as a mistake that was supposed to be changed but was missed.<ref>[[The Matrix/Mistakes|''The Matrix''/Mistakes]]</ref>
+==Appearances==
+*[[The Matrix|''The Matrix'']]
+*[[The Matrix Reloaded|''The Matrix Reloaded'']] (Monitor only)
+*[[The Matrix: Path of Neo|''The Matrix: Path of Neo'']]
+== References ==
-[[de:Metacortex]]
+<references />[[de:Metacortex]]
 [[ru:MetaCortex]]
 [[Category:Companies]]
 [[Category:The Matrix]]
 [[Category:The Matrix: Path of Neo]]
-[[Category:Matrix Locations]]
+[[Category:Matrix locations]]
 [[Category:The Matrix Reloaded]]
+[[Category:Megacity]]