Segment
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Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/125.60.243.78|125.60.243.78]] to last version by Xyzzyplugh (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]])
{{Wiktionarypar|segment}}
'''Segment''' may mean:
*an [[Fruit anatomy#Endocarp|internal section]] of a citrus fruit
*[[Market segment]], the smaller subgroups comprising a market
'''Computing'''
*[[Memory segment]], the portion of computer memory which may be addressed by a single index register
*[[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
'''Science'''
*[[segmentation (biology)|Segment (biology)]], a repeated part of the metazoan body
*[[Segment (linguistics)]], a consonant or vowel
*[[Segment (rocketry)]], a controlled rocket motor burn of specified duration
==See also==
*[[Part]]
*[[Segmentation (disambiguation)]]
*[[Subdivision (disambiguation)]]
*[[Section (disambiguation)]]
*[[Division (disambiguation)]]
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