Segment

Segment may mean:

  • The divisions found in the internal section of a citrus fruit
  • Market segment, the smaller subgroups comprising a market

Computing

  • Segmentation (memory), the division of computer memory into segments
  • Image segment created in computer vision
  • String segment, the substring of a pattern delimited by two don't cares or one don't care and beginning or end of the pattern
  • Network segment, a part of a larger computer network
  • A protocol data unit of the transport layer in computing, e.g. TCP segment

Geometry

  • Line segment, part of a line that is bounded by two end points
  • Circular segment, the area which is "cut off" from the rest of the circle by a secant or a chord
  • Spherical segment, is a portion of a sphere cut off by a pair of parallel planes

Science

  • Segmentation (biology), a repeated part of the metazoan body
  • Segment (linguistics), a discrete unit of speech
  • Segment (rocketry), a controlled rocket motor burn of specified duration

Other articles related to "segment":

California State Route 58 - History
... The other part of legislative route 58 is California's segment of Interstate 40 previous to 1964 it was a segment of US 66 ... Prior to 1964 the segment of SR 58 between Bakersfield and Barstow was signed U.S ... Also at that time, the segment of Route 58 between State Route 33 at McKittrick and Route 99 in Bakersfield was signed as State Route 178 ...
D1 Motorway (Czech Republic) - History
... The project for the first segment Prague - Lužná was ready in January 1939, and construction began on 24 January in Chřiby on the Zástřizly - Lužná segment ... small technical changes to the project and the construction of another segment Prague - Humpolec began in May 1939 ... The segment in Chřiby was abandoned in 1949 and the segment Prague - Humpolec one year later ...
Tetrapod Legs
... its precise definition refers only to the segment between the knee and the ankle ... This segment is also called the shank, and the front (anterior) of the segment is called the shin or pretibia ...
All's Fair In Oven War - Reception
... He gave the episode a B-, stating the Marge segment "needed a bit more fine-tuning." However, he praised the Bart segment, stating that it saved the episode, and that Bart ...
Seven-segment Display
... A seven-segment display (SSD), or seven-segment indicator, is a form of electronic display device for displaying decimal numerals that is an ... Seven-segment displays are widely used in digital clocks, electronic meters, and other electronic devices for displaying numerical information ...