(programming) The environment of a function at a point during the execution of a program is the set of identifiers in the function's scope and their bindings at that point.
“Polar bears have evolved to thrive in an arctic environment.”
“Our classrooms are designed to provide students with an ideal learning environment.”
“Fresh out of college, he was keen to get his feet wet in the corporate environment.”
environmentalist
(medicine) One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.