Pragmatic (adj)

Pragmatic - Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.

Yet another word I found this word in my Speech book, and yet another word that I've heard many times before and never bothered learning exactly what it meant.

Basically, someone who you would normally call "matter-of-fact" could also be labeled as pragmatic. I guess I would say that I am a very pragmatic person, because I typically like to deal with facts and tend to be more practical than anything else. I think that trait is typically found in computer guys such as myself.

Second thought: There is a company called "Pragmatic" that makes modems. I guess I now understand why this would make a good tech-company name...