brownfield

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English

Etymology

brown +‎ field

Noun

brownfield (plural brownfields)

  1. (often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing.
    • 2001, George W. Bush, State of the Union Address:
      My budget will improve our environment by accelerating the cleanup of toxic brownfields.
    • 2011 December 2, “Crossrail: The other side of the track”, in The Economist‎:
      On such a densely-populated island, most infrastructure projects are on brownfield sites, rather than starting in pastures new.
    • 2021 September 22, “Network News: Washwood Heath: three shortlisted”, in RAIL, number 940, page 17:
      The depot will occupy a 75-acre brownfield site.

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Adjective

brownfield (not comparable)

Wikipedia
  1. (software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
    a brownfield project
    • 2014, Ola Ellnestam, Daniel Brolund, The Mikado method, Shelter Island, NY: Manning, →ISBN:
      Brownfield development is probably the most common situation for developers to be in, and in order for business to continue, an existing application infrastructure is necessary.

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