Granule 4049227 197710777 2008-03-12T13:22:37Z The Anome 76 * For the treatment of memory granules in the Oracle database, see [[granule (Oracle DBMS)]]. '''Granule''' is a generic term used for a small particle or grain. The generic term is used in a variety of specific contexts. * [[Granule (solar physics)]], visible structures in the photosphere of the Sun arising from activity in the Sun's convective zone * [[Granule (cell biology)]], any of several submicroscopic structures, some with explicable origins, others noted only as cell type-specific features of unknown function * "Azurophil granule", a structure characteristic of the [[azurophil]] eukarytotic cell type * "Chromaffin granule", a structure characteristic of the [[chromophil]] eukaryotic cell type * [[Martian spherules]], spherical granules of material found on the surface of the planet Mars * A specified [[particle size]] of 2–4 millimetres (-1– -2 on the [[φ scale]]) * In pharmaceutical terms, a granule is small particles gathered into a larger, permanent aggregate in which the original particles can still be identified * In computing: a granule is a unit of contiguous (adjacent/bordering) virtual memory allocation. * For the treatment of memory granules in the Oracle database, see [[granule (Oracle DBMS)]]. == See also == * [[Granular material]] {{wiktionarypar|granule}} {{disambig}} [[fr:Granule]] [[simple:Granule]]