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Segment, segmentation, segmented, or segmental may refer to:

Biology

Segmentation (biology), the division of body plans into a series of repetitive segments
Segmentation in the human nervous system
Internodal segment, the portion of a nerve fiber between two Nodes of Ranvier
Segment, in fruit anatomy, a section of a citrus fruit
Parts of a genome, especially in virology

Episode§Segment (radio and television), sub-unit of an episode of radio or television or podcast
Memory segmentation, the division of computer memory into segments
Segment descriptor
Data segment
Code segment
Image segmentation, the process of partitioning a digital image into multiple segments
Time-series segmentation, the process of partitioning a time-series into a sequence of discrete segments in order to reveal the underlying properties of its source
Network segmentation, splitting a computer network into subnetworks
Network segment
Packet segmentation, the process of dividing a data packet into smaller units
Segmentation and reassembly
TCP segmentation, the process of dividing a data stream into segments for transmission
Segment architecture, a detailed, formal description of areas within an enterprise

==Geometry==

Line segment, part of a line bounded by two end points
Circular segment, the region of a circle cut off from the rest by a secant or chord
Spherical segment, the solid defined by cutting a sphere with a pair of parallel planes
Arc (geometry), a closed segment of a differentiable curve

Segment (handwriting), the pen-tip trajectory between two defined points
Segment (linguistics), a discrete unit of speech
Speech segmentation, identifying the boundaries between words in spoken languages
Text segmentation, dividing written text into meaningful units

Segmentary lineage, a model in social anthropology
Market segmentation, dividing a broad market into sub-groups of consumers
Euro Car Segment, EU descriptions of car types
A-segment, first category in the passenger car classification system defined by the European Commission.