Present participle of deface; the action of damaging or spoiling the appearance of something.
From deface with -ing gerund/present participle suffix. Standard English verb formation showing ongoing action.
Security cameras have revolutionized defacing—once anonymous, defacers now have to deal with the knowledge they're being recorded, which apparently makes the whole activity less fun.
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