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environment
A modern art form in which an entire room or environment is designed as a work of art that the viewer can enter and experience as a whole.
Die Ausstellung zeigte ein beeindruckendes Environment, das aus Alltagsgegenständen und Lichtinstallationen bestand.
The exhibition showed an impressive environment made up of everyday objects and light installations.
environment
The social, cultural, or physical surroundings; the totality of external conditions that affect a living being or system. This usage is rarer in German and is often replaced by 'Umfeld' (environment) or 'Umgebung' (surroundings).
Für die Softwareentwicklung wurde ein spezielles Test-Environment aufgesetzt.
A special test environment was set up for the software development.
Careful: 'Das Environment' is not the general German translation for the English word 'environment' ('Umwelt'). It is a technical term used only in certain contexts, such as art or IT.
Die Künstlerin ist für ihre begehbaren Environments bekannt.
The artist is known for her walk-in environments.
'Environment' is a loanword from English and in German is used almost only in specialized language. In everyday speech, the words 'Umfeld' (environment) or 'Umgebung' (surroundings) are more common.
Der Begriff 'Environment' wird vor allem in der Kunsttheorie und in der IT genutzt.
The term 'Environment' is used mainly in art theory and in IT.
When the topic is art, exhibitions, or installations, 'Environment' refers to a work of art that encompasses an entire room and that you can enter.
Im Museum kann man ein Environment aus den 70er Jahren besichtigen.
In the museum, you can view an environment from the 1970s.
In IT and technology, 'Environment' refers to a specific system environment, for example for testing software. Here the word is often also written in English.
Die Entwickler haben ein neues Test-Environment für die App eingerichtet.
The developers have set up a new test environment for the app.
surroundings / environment
Die Umgebung simply refers to the space or area around a place. An Environment, by contrast, is an art form in which an entire room is designed as a work of art and experienced by the viewer as a whole. Use Umgebung for the space itself and Environment for this kind of walk-in artwork.
Das Environment füllte den gesamten Ausstellungsraum mit Licht und Geräuschen.
The environment filled the entire exhibition space with light and sounds.
Die Umgebung des Museums war ruhig und von hohen Bäumen umgeben.
The museum’s surroundings were quiet and enclosed by tall trees.
