externalization

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English externalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English externalization From externalize + -ation.

1. The process of making something external, or visible from the outside.
2. A physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization.
3. In Freudian psychology, an unconscious defense mechanism by which an individual "projects" his or her own internal characteristics onto the outside world or other people.