discovery

  1. Noun.  Something discovered.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
  3. Noun.  (context, legal) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
  4. Noun.  (context, legal) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

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