noun
Meaning 1
The use of a herbicide to destroy existing foliage.
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burndown
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noun
Meaning 2
A kind of destructive fault in electrical equipment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- arcing fault burndowns
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noun
Meaning 3
In agile software development, a chart showing how much work remains to be completed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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History
Etymology
Deverbal from burn down. In the software-development sense, perhaps suggesting a burning fuse.