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Need help with academia lingo

New PhD here. I've been a nurse in the clinical setting for 8 years and as I start looking at getting into academia I realize I am somewhat ignorant on terminology. What exactly does adjunct mean? Is that the same as part-time faculty? I know the basics about tenure vs. non-tenure-track, but I'm more curious to understand how non full-time faculty works. I would greatly appreciate some clarification.
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Adjunct means that the university is associating with you on a short term contract. Sometimes the contract is for pay (like to teach a class) and it can also be used for affiliated people who may do some collaborative work at the university for zero compensation. (Usually a professional courtesy for advisory roles)