brownfield

== English == === Etymology === From brown +‎ field. === Noun === brownfield (plural brownfields) (often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === brownfield (not comparable) (software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems. === See also === greenfield === References === “brownfield”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.