"burndown" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2012, Vincent M. Russo, Peppers: Botany, Production and Uses, page 193",
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          "text": "arcing fault burndowns"
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        "(software engineering) In agile software development, a chart showing how much work remains to be completed."
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