development - Science and mathematics, Business, commerce and marketing, Life, personal and professional improvement

The photographic process by which the latent image formed by exposure to light is made visible. It generally involves reducing the exposed silver compounds in the sensitive material to black metallic silver. In colour photography, couplers may be used to form a coloured dye image at the same time.

Development has meaning in several contexts:

Science and mathematics

Biological development or morphogenesis of embryos in the context of developmental biology Child development (in the context of physical development, or post-natal human development (pediatrics, etc); excessive development of this kind may lead to overdevelopment Urban development is the process of developing populated settlements (see urban planning and urban renewal) New product development Software development Sustainable development seeks to avoid overdevelopment Technology development, improving or researching changes in technology (eg. involving biotechnology, nanotechnology, or software)

Business, commerce and marketing

Business development, a process of growing a business Corporate development, a position in a business Employee development (see also human resources) New product development (above) Organization development (see also training and development)

Life, personal and professional improvement

Career development Leadership development Personal development, the development of the self (see also self-help) Professional development

Geography, economics and sociology

Development aid, the provision of aid and other forms of assistance to communities or countries Development aid agencies Development charities Development studies, addressing issues of concern to developing countries Economic development in economics and international relations International development, the process of economic and social development and progress in developing countries Regional development Social development, a process of change in societies Sociocultural evolution or cultural development

The arts and popular culture

Arrested Development, a television show based upon a company and a family Arrested Development (hip hop group), a hip hop group popular in the early 1990s.