Pruning (disambiguation)
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Pruning
is the practice of removing unwanted portions from a plant.
Pruning may also refer to:
Pruning
Pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. Reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal, shaping , improving or maintaining health, reducing risk from falling branches, preparing nursery specimens for...
is the practice of removing unwanted portions from a plant.
Pruning may also refer to:
- Synaptic pruningSynaptic pruningIn neuroscience, synaptic pruning, neuronal pruning or axon pruning refer to neurological regulatory processes, which facilitate a change in neural structure by reducing the overall number of neurons or connections, leaving more efficient synaptic configurations. Pruning is a neurological...
, the reformation of neural structure by pruning "excess" neurons or neural clusters - Pruning (algorithm)Pruning (algorithm)Pruning is a technique in machine learning that reduces the size of decision trees by removing sections of the tree that provide little power to classify instances...
, a method of simplification of a decision tree - The Pruning (morphology)Pruning (morphology)The pruning algorithm is a technique used in digital image processing based on mathematical morphology. It is used as a complement to the skeleton and thinning algorithms to remove unwanted parasitic components. In this case 'parasitic' components refer to branches of a line which are not key to...
algorithm, a technique used in digital image processing based on mathematical morphology - Pruning (viticulture), how pruning is used in vine training systems
- Pruning (vascular), in prenatal development, the disappearance of blood vessels which are no longer needed
- Pruning (microeconomics), the removal of "excess" items from a budgetBudgetA budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
- Pruning (maceration), in dermatologyDermatologyDermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
, the softening, whitening, and wrinkling of skin that is soaked in water