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Immunization

Immunization (AmE) or Immunisation (BE) has a number of meanings:

  • In medicine immunization is the process by which an individual is exposed to a material that is designed to prime his or her immune system against that material.
  • In finance immunization is the matching of the term (life) of an asset to the term (life) of the liability it is intended to pay off.
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