Segment Explained

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

Memory segmentation, the division of computer memory into segments
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

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

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

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.