"pruning" meaning in English

See pruning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/ Forms: prunings [plural]
Etymology: From prune + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|prune|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} prune + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pruning (countable and uncountable, plural prunings)
  1. A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pruning-en-noun-ueIuuN--
  2. (countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-pruning-en-noun-b8YMxOBx
  3. (computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer science Translations (method of enumeration): prořezávání [neuter] (Czech), pruniranje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-pruning-en-noun-VIC7ATU~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 23 62 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 21 24 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 18 20 47 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 16 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 24 61 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 26 65 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 17 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 19 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 18 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 9 16 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 20 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 18 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 21 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 19 65 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences Disambiguation of 'method of enumeration': 1 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alpha-beta pruning, pruning hook, pruning shears, self-pruning, summer pruning Translations (action of pruning): poda [feminine] (Catalan), prořezávání [neuter] (Czech), poda [feminine] (Galician), reduzieren (German), κλάδεμα (kládema) [neuter] (Greek), beskjæring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), poda [feminine] (Portuguese), проре́живание (proréživanije) [neuter] (Russian), обрезка растений (obrezka rastenij) (Russian), orezivanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), poda [feminine] (Spanish), podada [feminine] (Spanish), podadura [feminine] (Spanish), podazón [feminine] (Spanish), beskärning (Swedish), hitatag (Tagalog)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'action of pruning': 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/
Etymology: From prune + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|prune|-ing|id2=participial}} prune + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pruning
  1. present participle and gerund of prune Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: prune
    Sense id: en-pruning-en-verb-kZXt9qPx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "prune"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of prune"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prune",
          "prune#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Pruning (disambiguation)"
  ],
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}

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