Granule
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* 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]]
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