From en.wikipedia.org:
[hardening] HARDENING is the process by which something becomes harder or is
made harder.
HARDENING may refer to:
- Hardening (metallurgy) , a process used to increase the hardness of a metal
- Hardening (botany) or cold hardening, a process in which a plant undergoes physiological changes to mitigate damage from cold temperatures
- Target hardening , strengthening of the security of a building or installation to protect it from attack
- Hardening (computing) , the process of securing a system against attack
- Sclerotization , a biochemical process forming cuticle in arthropods
** See also
- [in title]
- Harden (disambiguation)
- Hardness , a measure of resistance to deformation
[disambiguation]