Dictionary - English
environment
- The circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially: from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms: "We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism” ( Paul Brooks). from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- The complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Computer Science The entire set of conditions under which one operates a computer, as it relates to the hardware, operating platform, or operating system. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
