stabilization

 [stey-buh-li-zey-shuhn]  

sta·bi·li·za·tion

   [stey-buh-li-zey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
2.
Also called stabilization process. Photography. a process for making temporary black-and-white prints using special sensitized paper (stabilization paper) that can be rapidly processed through one or two solutions that quickly develop and stabilize the nonpermanent image.
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Origin:
1920–25; stabilize + -ation

Related forms
re·sta·bi·li·za·tion, noun
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Stabilization is always a great word to know.
So is composite print. Does it mean:
a translucent screen in front of which actors are lit and filmed used to simulate an outdoor or location background in the studio
a print with picture and sound placed side by side on the same strand of film after all postproduction work on picture and sound has been completed
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World English Dictionary
stabilize or stabilise (ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz)
 
—vb
1.  to make or become stable or more stable
2.  to keep or be kept stable
3.  to put or keep (an aircraft, vessel, etc) in equilibrium by one or more special devices, or (of an aircraft, vessel, etc) to become stable
 
stabilise or stabilise
 
—vb
 
stabili'zation or stabilise
 
—n
 
stabili'sation or stabilise
 
—n

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stabilization

any of the institutions and practices in an economy that serve to reduce fluctuations in the business cycle through offsetting effects on the amounts of income available for spending (disposable income). The most important automatic stabilizers include unemployment compensation and other transfer payment programs, farm price supports, and family and corporate savings

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