English Dictionary
devaluation
n 1: an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in
the value of a country's currency relative to that of
foreign countries
2: the reduction of something value
English Computing Dictionary
evaluation
1. Converting an expression into a value using some {reduction strategy}.
2. The process of examining a system or system component to
determine the extent to which specified properties are
present.
(1996-05-13)