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Development or developing may refer to:

Arts

Business development, a process of growing a business
Career development
Corporate development, a position in a business
Energy development, activities concentrated on obtaining energy from natural resources
Fundraising, also called "development"
Green development, a real estate concept that considers social and environmental impact of development
Land development, altering the landscape in any number of ways
Land development bank, a kind of bank in India
Leadership development
New product development
Organization development
Professional development
Real estate development
Research and development
Training and development

Adult development, between adolescence and the end of life
Child development, between birth and the end of adolescence
Development (journal), an academic journal in developmental biology
Developmental biology, the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop
Developmental psychology, the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life
Drug development, the entire process of bringing a new drug or device to the market
Embryogenesis, or development, the process by which the embryo is formed
Human development (biology), the process of growing to maturity
Human tooth development or odontogenesis
Neural development, the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system
Personal development, or self-help
Prenatal development, the process in which a human embryo or fetus gestates during pregnancy
Youth development

Community development, practices to improve various aspects of communities
Developing country, a nation with a lesser developed industrial base
Development aid, financial aid given by governments and other agencies
Development communication
Development geography, a branch of geography which refers to the standard of living and quality of life of inhabitants
Development plan, a local authority's policies and proposals for land use
Development studies, examines socioeconomic growth and development, especially in developing countries, and may overlap with postcolonial studies
Development theory
Economic development, the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people
European Development Fund, the main instrument for European Union (EU) aid for development
Human development (behavioral), the science that seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time, see Developmental psychology
Human Development Index, used to rank countries by level of human development
International development, usually level of economic development
Regional development, aid and assistance to regions which are less economically developed
Rural development, the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas
Sociocultural evolution, how cultures and societies have changed over time
Sustainable development

Development (differential geometry), rolling one smooth surface over another
Development (drafting), a type of technical drawing
Development (topology), a countable collection of open coverings
Development, a term used in chess
Development of doctrine, a term used by John Henry Newman to describe Catholic teachings
Driver development program, a program used by racing teams to develop younger drivers
MFA Development, a Macanese football club