dematerialised
Dematerialised refers to the state or process of removing or reducing physical form, leaving something in intangible or non-physical form. The term is used across disciplines to describe a transition from material to immaterial representation, such as a book moving from a physical copy to a digital edition, or a product delivered as a service rather than a tangible object.
In sustainability and industry contexts, dematerialisation describes reducing material throughput and resource use by substituting digital,
In finance, dematerialised (or dematerialised) securities are ownership records that exist electronically instead of physical certificates,
Etymology: from de- (remove) + materialise. In British English, dematerialise is standard; in American English, dematerialize. The