environment

noun

• 1the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
• [usually with modifier] the setting or conditions in which a particular activity is carried on:a good learning environment
• [with modifier] Computing the overall structure within which a user, computer, or program operates:a desktop development environment

• 2 (the environment) the natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.