Cannibalization or cannibalisation may refer to:

  • Cannibalism, the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food
    • Human cannibalism, the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings
  • Cannibalization (fiction), adapting, borrowing or stealing plots, characters, themes or ideas from one story for use in another or from one medium to another
  • Cannibalization (marketing), a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product when the same company introduces a new product
  • Cannibalization (parts), the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device

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