environment [ en·vi·ron·ment ]
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1. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Carbonaceous sediments were deposited over a wide range of environments.
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2. The setting or conditions in which a particular activity is carried on.
How has the changing security environment affected your work?
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3. The overall structure within which a user, computer, or program operates.
a desktop development environment
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4. (the environment) The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
a parliamentary environment committee
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