regioning

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

region +‎ -ing

Noun[edit]

regioning (uncountable)

  1. A division into, or splitting across, regions.
    • 1968, Manfred S. Frings, Heidegger and the quest for truth, page 55:
      To say that man is a region is to characterize him as an aspect of the regioning process. But to say that man serves the coming forth of all natures is to characterize him as participating in an articulating process, a process of disclosure.
    • 2008, Paul McDonald, Video and DVD industries, page 99:
      Regioning also protected distributors who licensed titles on a territorial basis and prevented sales in a territory where the distribution rights had not been sold.