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Cannibalization

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of cannibalizing.; the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food
  2. 2
    The act of cannibalizing.; adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another
  3. 3
    The act of cannibalizing.; a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product
  4. 4
    The act of cannibalizing.; the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device

Etymology

From cannibal + -ization.

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