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The replacement of a substance at a level less than what makes up for whichever specific deficiency or loss is present.
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Near-synonym: undersupplementation
They need to watch out for underreplacement of magnesium because an adverse effect of the medication is impaired magnesium metabolism.
The replacement of equipment, supplies, or staffing at a level less than what makes up for baseline attrition, either appropriately (e.g., because of reduced demand) or inappropriately (e.g., because of budget constraints or underinvestment).
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The company has pledged that its AI use will not produce any layoffs; one way that headcount reduction may nonetheless occur will be if underreplacement of workers lost to normal attrition is pursued.
In the railroad equipment industry, activity failed to recover fully as the slow process of underreplacement had not yet brought plant and equipment facilities to a level consonant with the reduced volume of railroad traffic.