segmentation
division into separate parts
the act of dividing something into smaller parts or groups
segmentation of [something]; [modifier] segmentation
- The app uses segmentation to show different recommendations to different users.
- Careful segmentation of the survey responses revealed patterns that were not obvious at first.
- The project began with the segmentation of the city into smaller service areas.
- Segmentation helps the company understand its customers.
- The data segmentation took several hours.
state of being segmented
the way something is split into different parts or groups
segmentation in [something]; segmentation between [groups]; the segmentation of [something]
- The report describes growing segmentation in the media market.
- Urban planners worry that the city's segmentation by income will reduce social mobility.
- The layout creates clear segmentation between public and private areas.
- There is strong segmentation between the two groups.
- The map shows the segmentation of the region.
- Base: segmentation
- Plural: segmentation, segmentations
audience segmentation
1grouping an audience
dividing an audience into groups so messages or ads can fit them better
- Audience segmentation helped the campaign send different messages to parents, students, and retirees.
- The streaming service uses audience segmentation to recommend shows.
- Without audience segmentation, the same advertisement was shown to people with very different interests.
customer segmentation
1grouping existing customers
putting customers into useful groups based on what they are like or what they do
- The retailer improved its email campaigns through customer segmentation.
- Customer segmentation showed that frequent buyers responded best to free shipping offers.
- We need better customer segmentation before we redesign the loyalty program.
image segmentation
1dividing an image into regions
using software to separate parts of a picture, such as objects or areas
- Image segmentation allows the software to separate the tumor from surrounding tissue.
- The self-driving system uses image segmentation to identify lanes, cars, and pedestrians.
- Researchers tested a new image segmentation model on satellite photos.
market segmentation
1dividing a market into groups
dividing possible customers into groups so a business can sell to them better
- Market segmentation helped the company identify a profitable group of first-time buyers.
- The team used age, income, and shopping behavior for market segmentation.
- Good market segmentation can make advertising cheaper and more relevant.
network segmentation
1dividing a computer network
separating a computer network into parts to make it safer or easier to manage
- Network segmentation limited the damage after one server was compromised.
- The hospital introduced network segmentation to protect medical devices from office computers.
- Auditors recommended stronger network segmentation between payment systems and guest access.
segmentation fault
1invalid memory access crash
an error that happens when a program tries to use memory in a forbidden way
- The program crashed with a segmentation fault after reading the corrupted file.
- A null pointer caused the segmentation fault.
- She used a debugger to find the line that triggered the segmentation fault.
semantic segmentation
1labeling each image pixel
a computer-vision task where every pixel in a picture gets a category label
- The semantic segmentation model labeled each pixel as road, sidewalk, car, or pedestrian.
- Semantic segmentation is useful when a system needs to understand the exact shape of objects in a scene.
- The team compared several neural networks for real-time semantic segmentation.
word segmentation
1separating text into words
separating a stream of speech or writing into separate words
- Word segmentation is difficult in languages that do not use spaces between words.
- The speech-recognition system made several word segmentation errors.
- Researchers evaluated word segmentation for Chinese and Thai text.