generification
noun/d͡ʒəˌnɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology From Latin genus (“kind, class”). See -fy.
1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually The process of making generic; the conversion to use generics.
2
Dated, Usually A generalization.
- Out of this the universal is elaborated by generification.a. 1857, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1859–1860, →OCLC: