2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her
feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]
{Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used
in pruning trees, etc.
{Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Pruning — ist der englische Ausdruck für die Beschneidung von abgestorbenen, überreifen, oder aus anderen Gründen unerwünschten Teilen von Bäumen und Sträuchern. In der Informatik wird er oft für Verfahren verwendet, die bewusst bestimmte Informationen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pruning — UK US /ˈpruːnɪŋ/ noun [S or U] ► the activity of reducing the number or amount of something: »A pruning of the product range and the 30 factories they currently own could produce massive savings … Financial and business terms
Pruning — For other uses of the term Pruning , see Pruning (disambiguation). Pruning in landscaping and gardening is the practice of removing diseased, non productive, or otherwise unwanted portions from a plant. The purpose of pruning is to shape the… … Wikipedia
pruning — ▪ horticulture in horticulture, the removal or reduction of parts of a plant, tree, or vine that are not requisite to growth or production, are no longer visually pleasing, or are injurious to the health or development of the plant. Pruning … Universalium
Pruning — Prune Prune, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.] 1. To lop or cut… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pruning — noun a) A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub b) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig … Wiktionary
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Pruning (decision trees) — Pruning is a technique in machine learning that reduces the size of decision trees by removing sections of the tree that provide little power to classify instances. The dual goal of pruning is reduced complexity of the final classifier as well as … Wikipedia
Pruning (algorithm) — Pruning is a term in mathematics and informatics which describes a method of enumeration, which allows to cut parts of a decision tree. Pruned parts of the tree are no longer considered because the algorithm knows based on already collected data… … Wikipedia
Pruning hook — Pruning Prun ing, n. 1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her feathers; leavings. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
