Noun: cannibalization ,ka-ni-bu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,ka-ni-bu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The act or process of cannibalizing something
"The company resorted to cannibalization of old equipment for spare parts";
- cannibalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: cannibalizations
Encyclopedia: Cannibalization