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deforestation [(dee-fawr-uh-stay-shuhn)]
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else. The term is used today to refer to the destruction of forests by human beings and their replacement by agricultural systems.
Note: Deforestation is considered to be a main contributor to the greenhouse effect.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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| deforestation (dē-fôr'ĭ-stā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The cutting down and removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area. Deforestation can erode soils, contribute to desertification and the pollution of waterways, and decrease biodiversity through the destruction of habitat. |
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deforestation programming
A technique invented by Phil Wadler for eliminating intermediate data structures built and passed between composed functions in function languages.
(1997-06-21)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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