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Noun: cannibalization  ,ka-ni-bu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,ka-ni-bu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. 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