evacuation

n 1: the act of removing the contents of something [syn: {emptying},

{voidance}]

2: the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly

fashion; esp. for protection

3: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: {elimination},

{excretion}, {excreting}, {voiding}]

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)