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Downselection

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deselectionnounThe process or act of deselecting.
downscalingnounThe act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
unselectionnounThe process, act or instance of unselecting.
decimationnoun(generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
downweightingnounThe process by which something is downweighted.
downlistingnounThe placing of something lower on a list.
screenoutnounThe process by which something is screened out.
deselectornounA factor that tends to exclude something from being selected.
cullingnounThe act by which things are culled; the process of selecting for acceptance or removal.
downscalernounSomeone or something which downscales.
downshiftnounA change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
slimdownnounA period of weight loss.
downsizingnounAn act in which a company downsizes or is downsized.
downsizernounOne who, or that which, downsizes.
scale-downnounAlternative form of scaledown. [The act or result of scaling down.]
deacquisitionnounDeselection, weeding, getting rid of things previously acquired; often, selling them off.
minimizationnounThe act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.
detuningnoun(physics) The difference between actual frequency and resonance frequency.
downshifternounA person who makes a transition to a less pressured or demanding career or lifestyle
down-regulationnounAlternative spelling of downregulation. [(biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulus]

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