environment is:
The circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings.
The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially:
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).
The complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community.
Computer Science.
The entire set of conditions under which one operates a computer, as it relates to the hardware, operating platform, or operating system.
An area of a computer's memory used by the operating system and some programs to store certain variables to which they need frequent access.
other words for it are:
ambiance, atmosphere, aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, encompassment, entourage, habitat, hood*, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neighborhood, purlieus, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, stomping ground*, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, zoo
2006-06-20 14:36:10
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answered by Anonymous
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it's like another word for land of the land around you or the land you live on.....
2006-06-20 14:24:27
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answered by The Singing Light 2
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