Definition of "dematerialization" [dematerialization]

• The act or process of dematerializing (noun)

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• "What has been happening is a technological and social response that has sometimes been called dematerialization, or ephemeralization – a process in which information and other immaterial inputs are being substituted for many material inputs."
• "It's hard to argue with the point that it beats "disappear" and "vanish," which "suggest dematerialization, which is rare.""
• "The planks also suggest a process of dematerialization, which is immediately contradicted by the fencelike structure behind them and on which the objects are hooked, in turn giving emphasis to the wall."