discovery

/dɪsˈkʌvəɹi/

Something discovered.

This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.

The discovering of new things.

Automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser.

An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.

Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.