shaping
The action of the verb to shape.
Other meanings
A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning.
The action of the metal-cutting machine called a shaper, which uses linear single-point cutting. It is largely but not entirely obsolete.
Synonyms
- defining
Word history
From Middle English "schapynge".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “shaping” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.