Meaning & use
Decommissioning
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The process of formally taking a machine, building, ship, or facility out of active service, often including dismantling or safely disposing of it.
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The decommissioning of the old nuclear plant is expected to take over a decade.
The navy scheduled the decommissioning of three aging warships this year.
A note on using this word
Widely used in engineering, energy, and military contexts to describe the formal, often lengthy process of shutting something down permanently.
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