Definition of Environment

environment
environment variable

Environment
- class org.omg.CORBA..Environment 
public abstract class Environment extends Object 
Tree:java.lang.Object - org.omg.CORBA.Environment
A container (holder) for an exception that is used in Request operations to make exceptions available to the client. An Environment object is created with the ORB method create_environment.

Environment()
- Constructor for class org.omg.CORBA.Environment 
public Environment ()

Environment
(n.)
That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development.
  
(n.)
Act of environing; state of being environed.
  

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Noun
1. the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom"
(hypernym) situation, state of affairs
(hyponym) context, circumstance
(derivation) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring
2. the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
(synonym) environs, surroundings, surround
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) ambiance, ambience

environment

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environment
\en*vi"ron*ment\ (?), n. [cf. f. environnement.]
1. act of environing; state of being environed.
2. that which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development. it is no friendly environment, this of thine. arlyle.
environment
n
1. the totality of surrounding conditions; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his livingroom"
2. the area in which something exists or lives: "the country--the flat agricultural surround" [syn: environs, surroundings, surround]

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  similar words(18) 

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 visual programming environment 
 iso development environment 
 common applications environment 
 integrated project support environment 
 integrated modelling support environment 
 development environment 
 software engineering environment 
 run-time environment 
 adaptive communication environment 
 distributed management environment 
 environment variable 
 semi-automatic ground environment 
 virtual machine environment 
 simultaneous engineering environment 
 interactive development environment 
 advanced computing environment 
 wimp environment 
 virtual home environment 

environment
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Environment
All external conditions that affect an organism or other specified system during its lifetime.

Environment
The sum of all external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an organism.

environment
the sum of all external conditions and influences affecting the development and life of organisms.

ENVIRONMENT
The sum total of all the external conditions that effect an organism, community, material , or energy.

Environments (Minerals)
Definition

Comment field on the mineral environment where it is known. The mineral's relationships to other species is noted along with interesting facts about the mineral.

ENVIRONMENT
The aggregate of all conditions (such as contamination, temperature, humidity, radiation, magnetic and electric fields, shock, vibration) that externally influence the performance of a material or component.

Environment
(1) Abiotic and biotic factors that influence the life of an organism. (2) Abiotic and biotic factors that influence the function of some nonliving natural system.

Environment
The combined external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an organism or an ecosystem. Choudhury and Jensen (1997)

Environment
Environment is most often used as a synonym of state of nature, a concept useful in model ing. It embraces all external factors or forces that are beyond the influence of the decision maker but nevertheless affect the consequences of his action. Environment is also occasionally used as a synonym of state of the world. The difference between the two concepts is that state of the world can include the consequences of a course of action as well as the external factors, while the state of nature comprises the external factors only (IIASA)

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(1) The system of surrounding things, conditions or influences, especially affecting the existence or development of someone, something or another system (see habitat ), (2) the art of enrvironing, (3) the state of being environed. (Krippendorff )

Environment
The aim of the Community's environment policy is to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment and to protect people's health. It also sets great store by the prudent and rational use of natural resources. Lastly, it seeks to promote measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems (Article 174, formerly Article 130r of the EC Treaty).

Policy formulation is subject to different decision-making procedures depending on the area concerned. So to attain the objectives listed, the Council:

•acts unanimously, after consulting the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, where fiscal provisions and provisions relating to town and country planning or land use (with the exception of waste management and general measures) are involved or where a Member State's choice in the matter of energy is significantly affected (Article 175(2)).
•acts under the codecision procedure, after consulting the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, for the adoption of general action programmes setting out the priority objectives to be attained.

The Treaty of Amsterdam has enshrined the concept of "sustainable development" as one of the European Union's objectives, while environmental protection requirements have been given greater weight in other Community policies, especially in the context of the internal market (Articles 2 and 6 of the EC Treaty).

The provisions allowing a Member State to apply stricter rules than the harmonised rules have been made easier. These stricter rules must be compatible with the Treaty and must be communicated to the Commission.

Environmental policy is based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay.

See:

•Codecision procedure 
•Consultation procedure 
•Food safety
•Genetically modified organisms (GMO)
•Kyoto Protocol
•Precautionary principle
•Qualified majority 
•Sustainable development 
•Unanimity 

environment
1. The political, strategic, or operational context within the organization. 2. The external environment is the environment outside the organization.

Environment
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ENVIRONMENT
The physical, biological and chemical restraints to which action is subject.

Environment

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