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Externalization

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making something external, or visible from the outside. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    embodying in an outward form wordnet
  3. 3
    A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    attributing to outside causes wordnet
  5. 5
    In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From externalize + -ation.

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