Specialization

Specialization or Specialized may refer to:

Logic

• Specialization (logic), method of generating propositional knowledge, by applying general knowledge

Academia

• Academic specialization, may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a specialist practices in

Biology

• Cellular differentiation, the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type
• Specialization (functional), the separation of tasks within a system
• Specialization of organs
• Specialization of the sexes
• Specialty (medicine), a branch of medical science
• Generalist and specialist species, in biology and ecology
• Specialization in multicellular organisms

Computer science

• Sub-typing, a way to compartmentalize and reuse code by creating collections of attributes and behaviors called objects which can be based on previously created objects
• Partial template specialization, a particular form of class template specialization
• Template specialization, a style of computer programming in which algorithms are written in terms of to-be-specified-later types that are then instantiated when needed for specific types provided as parameters

Industry

• Departmentalization, refers to the process of grouping activities into departments
• Division of labour, the specialization of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks and roles
• Flexible Specialization, the name given to the dominant system of economic production, consumption and associated socio-economic phenomena, in most industrialized countries since the late 20th century
• Specialization (functional), the separation of tasks within a system

Linguistics

• Specialization (linguistics)
• Specialized English, a controlled version of the English language used for radio broadcasting, easier for non-native speakers of English. It is derived from Voice of America (VoA) Special English
• Specialization of meaning, a type of semantic change

Mathematics

• Specialization (pre)order, a natural preorder on the set of the points of a topological space

Organizations

• Specialised Technical Committees of the African Union
• Specialized Bicycle Components, Bicycle manufacturer
• Specialized Technology Resources, an American corporation headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut.
• Specialised Container Transport, transport company in Australia
• Specialized Systems Consultants, a private media company that publishes magazines and reference manuals.

Psychology

• Cognitive specialization, refers to the theory that learning certain skills inhibits the ability to learn related but dissimilar skills
• Specialization of knowledge
• Interactive Specialization, a theory of brain development

Other uses

• Specialized Mobile Radio, analog or digital trunked two-way radio system