| environment [in`vī·ǝrn·mǝnt or in`vī·rǝn·ment] COMPUTER SCIENCE The computer system in which an applications program is running, including the hardware and system software. ECOLOGY The sum of all external conditions and influences affecting the development and life of organisms. ENGINEERING The aggregate of all natural, operational, or other conditions that affect the operation of equipment or components. PHYSICS The aggregate of all the conditions and the influences that determine the behavior of a physical system. |