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Abstraction is a process or result of generalization, removal of properties, or distancing of ideas from objects.

Abstraction may also refer to:

• Abstraction (art), art unconcerned with the literal depiction of things from the visible world
• Abstraction (computer science), a process of hiding details of implementation in programs and data
  • Abstraction layer, an application of abstraction in computing
    • Hardware abstraction, an abstraction layer on top of hardware
• Abstraction (linguistics), use of terms for concepts removed from the objects to which they were originally attached
• Abstraction (mathematics), a process of removing the dependence of a mathematical concept on real-world objects
  • Hypostatic abstraction, a formal operation that transforms a predicate into a relation
  • Lambda abstraction, a definition of an anonymous function that produces a valid term in lambda calculus
• Abstraction (sociology), a process of considering sociological concepts at a more theoretical level
• Nucleophilic abstraction, a nucleophilic attack which causes part or all of a ligand to be removed from a metal
• Water abstraction, the process of taking water from any source
• Abstracting electricity, the crime of diverting electricity around an electricity meter and/or using it without paying for it
• "Abstraction", a song by Sara Groves from her album Tell Me What You Know

See also

• Abstract (disambiguation)
• Abstracting service
• Abstract art, a movement in 20th-century Western art

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