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Vinony

hardening

noun

  1. process of securing a system by reducing its surface of vulnerability, which is larger when a system performs more functions; in principle a single-function system is more secure than a multipurpose one
  2. (cause to) become hard
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. The process by which something hardens.
  2. Something which hardens.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of harden