Cannibalization or cannibalisation may refer to: *

Cannibalism Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is also well document ...

, the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food **

Human cannibalism Human cannibalism is the act or practice of Human, humans eating the Meat, flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The meaning of "cannibalism" has been extended into zoology to ...

, the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings *

Cannibalization (fiction) Cannibalization of fiction refers to adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another, such as a film adaptation of a book. Authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh ...

, adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another *

Cannibalization (marketing) In marketing strategy, cannibalization is a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product (business), product. Examples In e-commerce, some companies intentionally canniba ...

, a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product *

Cannibalization (parts) In the maintenance of mechanical or electronic systems with interchangeable parts, cannibalization refers to the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device, rather than from inventory, usually when r ...

, the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device

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