cannibalization /ˌkanɪbəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/ noun5 •The act of cannibalizing. •a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product •adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another •the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device •the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food formscannibalizations
