segment

Segment ( Latin segmentum , section ') means "section, part (of a whole), part of a structure, subdivided, section" and denotes:

• in the anatomy in principle of similar structure body portions such as the segments of arthropods (annelids and arthropods), or the segments of the spinal cord , see segmentation (biology)
• Segment (linguistics) , an excerpt from a linguistic utterance or an intonation
• Segment (network) , a special form of memory organization or the structure of networks
• Code segment , part of an application program that contains the machine code
• Genome segment in certain viruses such as influenza A virus .
• Data segment , in computer science a memory area of ​​a process
• Circle segment , in geometry a part of a circular area, bounded by a circular arc and a circular chord
• Mirror segment, for hexagonal segmented telescope mirrors
• Market segment , in economics a specific area of ​​the market or a company
• in Myra (Fantasy) and related simulated worlds a continent with a surrounding sea area
• in the area of ​​computer-aided translation (CAT) a data entry in the translation memory
• Flight segment , a physical flight from A to B.
• Part of a whole

See also:

Wiktionary: segment  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• segmentation
• section
• Segmentary society

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.