A region of the genome; it encompasses objects described as loci or probes. Genomic segments can range in size from points to regions as large as an entire chromosome. There are many types of genomic regions. On a technical level, they include genes, gene elements, amplimers (PCR markers), breakpoints in chromosomes, clones, cytogenetic markers, fr [..]

A geographical area in which a task force/strike team leader or supervisor of a single resource is assigned authority and responsibility for the coordination of resources and implementation of planned [..]

Segment is another name for TCP packets.

to divide some thing into smaller partsA group is segmented into 3 smaller teams.

1560s, from Latin segmentum "a strip or piece cut off, a cutting, strips of colored cloth," from secare "to cut" (see section (n.)), with euphonious alteration of -c- to -g- before [..]

1859, intransitive, in reference to cell division, from segment (n.). Transitive sense, "divide (something) into segments" is from 1872. Related: Segmented; segmenting.

part of a whole.

To ease handling of the large amount of DNA sequence, the genomic sequences have been divided into 10 kb segments that overlap their neighbors by 5 kb. The segment's name shows from which chromosome it was generated and where on that chromosome it is located. For example, segment G165 is a segment of chromosome VII ("G" is the sevent [..]

A grouping of functionally related elements at a common location. Level 2 in the system hierarchy. [D04232]

One of the levels of classification in the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code [UNSPSC] hierarchy.  The other levels of classification are ‘Family’, ‘Class’ and ‘Commodity’ and Business [..]

A section of your list that includes only those subscribers who share specific common field information.

A section of network wiring. Segments are connected by repeaters, bridges or routers.

To break up a word into separate sounds. The reverse of blending. Words can be segmented n different ways: into syllables, onset and rime or phonemes.

In a distributed queue dual bus (DQDB) network, a protocol data unit (PDU) that (a) consists of 52 octets transferred between DQDB-layer peer entities as the information payload of a slot, (b) contains a header of 4 octets and a payload of 48 octets, and (c) is either a pre-arbitrated segment or a queued arbitrated segment.

/seg'ment/ vi. To experience a segmentation fault. Confusingly, this is often pronounced more like the noun `segment' than like mainstream v. segment; this is because it is actually a noun s [..]

To separate or divide a word into sounds (phonemes). This can include segmenting words without pauses (stretching a word), for example mmmaaattt, and segmenting words with a pause between each unit of [..]

(or seg) a section or episode of a film; a series of sequences that comprise a major section of the plot; segmentation of a film often helps to further analysis  

A piece of a line with two endpoints.

Definition A part of a market.

(1) In networks, a section of a network that is bounded by bridges, routers or switches. Dividing an Ethernet into multiple segments is one of the most common ways of increasing available bandwidth on [..]

Linguistically, a discrete unit of speech which may include consonantal or vowel phoneme which occurs as a portion of a continuous succession of these.

segment (pop)

An area of a circle enclosed by a chord.

  Identifies a passenger's travel itinerary in a ticket transaction. It is the designation between the point where a passenger first boards an ARC participating carrier and the passenger's f [..]

an identifiable leg or part of a journey. Usually defined by departure and arrival destinations.

On Ethernet, a media segment may be made up of one or more cable sections joined together to produce a continuous cable for carrying Ethernet signals.

Branch of dynasty, often in open or latent competition with other branches.    (Frame, Robin. Colonial Ireland, 1169-1369, 144)

The marketing

According to 32 CFR 3.4, (Title 32 - National Defense; Subtitle A - Department Of Defense, Chapter I - Office Of The Secretary Of Defense; Subchapter A – Acquisition; Part 3 -Transactions Other Than C [..]

A section of a network. Typically, a segment is thought of as ending where it reaches a router

Method of dividing a project into pieces with distinct periods of time, amounts of funding, and scopes of work; often a new segment is indicated by peer review submission.  For example, a NIH project often has a first Segment for years 1-5 and a second Segment for years 6-10.  Every project has one or more segments and all segments within a project [..]

(n) one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object(n) one of the parts into which something naturally divides(v) divide into segments(v) divide or split up

A subset of sessions or users that share a common attribute. Segments allow you to isolate and analyze groups of sessions or users for better analysis.

A monolithic section of a tunnel element only separated from other segments by vertical joints. For concrete tunnels, a segment is typically the length of a single concrete placing operation. Some tunnel elements, particularly in the Netherlands, consist of a number of discrete segments held rigidly together during installation by temporary prestre [..]

a group of users defined by any set of criteria for metrics analysis. Analytics software is generally designed to compare metrics across segments. Examples of segments are converters (or non-converter [..]

A clearly identifying part of a journey usually between two cities and involving one departure and one arrival. It is distinct from a ‘flight’, which may incorporate stop-overs even where only one flight number is used.

a single ATM link or group of interconnected ATM links of an ATM connection. Seismic Zone

A geographical area in which a Task Force/Strike Team Leader or Supervisor of a single resource is assigned authority and responsibility for the coordination of resources and implementation of planned tactics. A segment may be a portion of a division or an area inside or outside the perimeter of an incident. Segments are identified with Arabic numb [..]

A security segment is a grouping of related securable items, such as pay components, that can be secured together using a segment-based security group for that segment.

A segment is a part of the national PV market. Three market segments have been identified within PV LEGAL:

This is a piece of DR7 terminology. In DR7, a segment is a piece of a given frames pipeline reduction (run/rerun/camcol), covering a piece of a scanline, bounded on the east and west by lines of const [..]

[1,4] (set theory, linear) a contiguous part of a series

This is a piece of DR7 terminology. In DR7, a segment is a piece of a given frames pipeline reduction (run/rerun/camcol), covering a piece of a scanline, bounded on the east and west by lines of constant μ. Because segments are defined before the primary area of a stripe, segments can actually go beyond the η limits of a stave. Indeed, near the ver [..]

The front third of the eyeball that includes the structures between the front surface of the Cornea and the front of the Vitreous Body.

The back two-thirds of the eye that includes the anterior hyaloid Membrane and all of the optical structures behind it: the Vitreous Humor; Retina; Choroid; and Optic Nerve.

Part of the record of an experimental session, usually between two reinforcements.

A unit of speech which is identifiable and separate from others. It contrasts with the term suprasegmental which refers to those aspects of phonetic structure above the level of individual sounds.

One of the many fragments into which the whole of a text is split for easier handling, corresponding to the selected unit of translation: either the sentence or the paragraph/cell.

A component of a button bar object. Each segment can be defined as a button or popover button.

To remove the skin of citrus fruits and divide the flesh into natural portions.

A distinct body region.  Caterpillars and the abdomens of butterflies are both comprised of many segments.

One of the rings or divisions of the body, or one of the sections of a jointed limb. Segmentation.

1 of the 11 divisions of a larvae's body. The segments are counted from the head, so number 1 is the one first one behind the head, number 2 is the next one and so on until number 11 at the tai [..]

One of numerous disc-shaped portions of a worm’s body bounded anteriorly and posteriorly by membranes.

The ability to slice a list into specific pieces determined by various attributes, such as open history or name source. Select

Each unit of a passenger’s flight plan when stops, or layovers, are made along the way to the destination point.

A game category that has requirements unique to other categories. E.g., Social, Mobile, MMO, PC, Console, etc.

A subset of users who have common needs and/or priorities. By categorizing users into different segments, you can target each segment with different promotions (for example, for the non-monetizing user segment, you can show them an ad unit, but for the high monetizing user segment, you can give them a special promotion on an item in the game). Mark [..]

a " leg " or part of a journey, usually in reference to an air itinerary. One take-off and landing during air travel constitutes a " segment "

a water body or portion of a water body that is individually defined and classified. A segment is intended to have relatively homogenous chemical, physical, and hydrological characteristics.

A segment is an identifiable activity within an enterprise fund that has one or more bonds or other debt instruments outstanding with a revenue stream pledged in support of that debt and an external p [..]

Leg or identifiable portion of a route traveled, usually stated in terms of originating and terminating cities.

A "leg" or part of a journey, usually in reference to an air itinerary. One take-off and landing during air travel constitutes a "segment".

A subset of a population or universe. Term is often used to describe a targeted group of consumers (i.e., a target market segment). Learn More

, EDI segments consist of related data elements in a defined sequence. An EDI data segment consists of a segment identifier, one or more data elements each preceded by an element separator, and a segment terminator. "*" is a typical data element separator and NL is used as a segment terminator.

One part of a derived search. See derived search.

any part of a larger structure, such as the body of an organism, that is set off by natural or arbitrary boundaries

 phonics definition – to split up a word into its individual phonemes in order to spell it, e.g. the word ‘cat’ has three phonemes: /c/, /a/, /t/

A group composed of members of a target audience identified based on the webpages they visit, the actions they take such as making a purchase or completing a sign-up form, or data such as gender or ge [..]

   A group of elements in an electronic data interchange standard. For example, it can include pieces of business information such as a detail line on an invoice. There are many segmenxe "segmen"ts in an EDI standard transaction.   Sell-thru

Also called a 'Data Segment' or 'Audience,' this is a set of users who share one or more similar attributes. Sender Score

A length of some object. (a segment of rope) One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion. (a segment of an orange; & [..]

Segment may refer to:

A segment of handwriting is a piece of the pen-tip trajectory between two defined segmentation points. If the occurrence of a minimum in the absolute (tangential) velocity is used as a heuristic for s [..]

In linguistics, a segment is "any discrete unit that can be identified, either physically or auditorily, in the stream of speech". The term is most used in phonetics and phonology to refer t [..]