Segment
Segment, segmentation, segmented, or segmental may refer to: == Biology == Segmentation (biology), the division of body plans into a series of repetitive segments Segmentation in the human nervous system Internodal segment, the portion of a nerve fiber between two Nodes of Ranvier Segment, in fruit anatomy, a section of a citrus fruit Parts of a genome, especially in virology == Computing and communications == Segment (radio and television), a narrative sub-unit of an episode, bounded by interstitials, such as commercials, continuity announcements, or other segments not direct continuations of the prior segment Memory segmentation, the division of computer memory into segments Segment descriptor Data segment Code segment Image segmentation, the process of partitioning a digital image into multiple segments Time-series segmentation, the process of partitioning a time-series into a sequence of discrete segments in order to reveal the underlying properties of its source Network segmentation, splitting a computer network into subnetworks Network segment Packet segmentation, the process of dividing a data packet into smaller units Segmentation and reassembly TCP segmentation, the process of dividing a data stream into segments for transmission Segment architecture, a detailed, formal description of areas within an enterprise == Geometry == Line segment, part of a line bounded by two end points Circular segment, the region of a circle cut off from the rest by a secant or chord Spherical segment, the solid defined by cutting a sphere with a pair of parallel planes Arc (geometry), a closed segment of a differentiable curve == Linguistics == Segment (handwriting), the pen-tip trajectory between two defined points Segment (linguistics), a discrete unit of speech Speech segmentation, identifying the boundaries between words in spoken languages Text segmentation, dividing written text into meaningful units == Other uses == Segmentary lineage, a model in social anthropology Market segmentation, dividing a broad market into sub-groups of consumers Euro Car Segment, EU descriptions of car types A-segment, first category in the passenger car classification system defined by the European Commission.