Meaning Of The Word Imprinting

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imprinting in American English
a learning mechanism operating very early in the life of an animal, in which a particular stimulus immediately establishes an irreversible behavior pattern with reference to the same stimulus in the future
noun: rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, typically soon after birth or hatching, and establishes a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object, as attachment to parent, offspring, or site

imprinting in British English
noun: the development through exceptionally fast learning in young animals of recognition of and attraction to members of their own species or to surrogates

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