The term cannibalism is also used to describe the salvaging of useful items from one system as replacement parts on similar systems. See Cannibalization.
As an example, an airline company has 15 aircraft, one of which is currently in an AOG (aircraft on ground) state. A plane in AOG status earns no revenue for the company. If a second aircraft suddenly needs repairs, the company's maintenance department may (due to lead time for part replacement) elect to "cannibalize" (salvage) the needed part(s) from the current AOG plane so as to avoid having two non-functioning planes.
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