<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.</li><li>the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time.</li><li>the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population.</li><li>the hardware or software configuration, or the mode of operation, of a computer system.</li><li>an indoor or outdoor setting characterized by the presence of environmental art that is designed specifically to make use of that site.</li></ul>