pruning

pruning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/

Noun

pruning (countable and uncountable, plural prunings)

1. A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
2. (countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
3. (computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

Derived terms

• alpha-beta pruning

Translations

action of pruning

Catalan: poda f Czech: prořezávání n Galician: poda (gl) f German: reduzieren (de) Greek: κλάδεμα (el) n (kládema)

Norwegian: kvisting m Russian: проре́живание (ru) n (proréživanije) Spanish: poda (es) f Tagalog: hitatag

method of enumeration

Czech: prořezávání n

Verb

pruning

1. present participle of prune