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English
Etymology
From externalize + -ation.
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Noun
externalization (countable and uncountable, plural externalizations)
- The process of making something external, or visible from the outside.
- A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
- (psychology) In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people.
Translations
physical thing that typifies an abstract thing