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Decommission for Dummies

verb

pronunciation: ,dikə'mɪʃən

What does Decommission really mean?

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Hey there! I know sometimes learning new words can be tough, but I'm here to help you out. So, "decommission" is a word used when something is no longer needed or used, so it is taken out of service or stopped being used. Let me break it down a bit more for you.

When something is decommissioned, it means it's being retired or put out of service. It could be used to talk about things like old ships or planes that are taken out of use or even electronics that are no longer working and are put away. Another example is when a nuclear power plant is shut down and the machinery is dismantled and taken out of use.

So, if you think of it like this, when a toy is broken and you put it aside because you can't play with it anymore, that's kind of like how something gets "decommissioned" in the real world – it's put away because it's no longer working or needed.

I hope that makes sense! Let me know if you have any more questions. We can work through it together!

Revised and Fact checked by Michael Rodriguez on 2023-11-09 19:22:32

Decommission In a sentece

Learn how to use Decommission inside a sentece

  • The military decided to decommission the old airplane and remove it from service.
  • The nuclear power plant will decommission its reactors at the end of their operational lifespan.
  • The company will decommission the old machinery and replace it with newer, more efficient equipment.
  • The city decided to decommission the old bridge because it was no longer safe for use.
  • The government plans to decommission the old landfill and turn it into a recreational park.

Decommission Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.