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Decentralization

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

The process of distributing computer processing to different locations within an enterprise

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Senses

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the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments

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the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts

Classifications

Entity Type

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
decentalisationdecentralisation
plural
Decentralizations
possessive
Decentralization's
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Decentralizations'