Definition
Short for segment, often used in technical contexts to refer to a portion or section of something larger. In computing, refers to a division of memory or data.
Etymology
Abbreviated from 'segment', which comes from Latin 'segmentum' meaning 'a piece cut off', from 'secare' meaning 'to cut'. The shortened form emerged in technical jargon for efficiency.
Kelly Says
The abbreviation 'seg' perfectly demonstrates how technical fields create linguistic shortcuts for frequently used concepts. In programming, a 'seg fault' (segmentation fault) is one of the most dreaded error messages, indicating the program tried to access forbidden memory.
Translations
CACatalà
segment
seg-ment
CSČeština
segment
seg-ment
DEDeutsch
Segment
seg-ment
ELΕλληνικά
segment
seg-ment
ESEspañol
segmento
sehg-men-toh
FISuomi
segmentti
seg-men-tti
FRFrançais
segment
sehg-men
HUMagyar
szegment
sehg-ment
IDBahasa Indonesia
segmen
sehg-men
ITItaliano
segmento
sehg-men-toh
KO한국어
세그먼트
seh-geu-men-teu
MSBahasa Melayu
segmen
sehg-men
MYမြန်မာ
စ Flüssigkeit
sa-li-k-win
NLNederlands
segment
seg-ment
PLPolski
segment
seg-ment
PTPortuguês
segmento
sehg-men-toh
RORomână
segment
seg-ment
RUРусский
сегмент
seg-ment
SVSvenska
segment
seg-ment
SWKiswahili
sehemu
seh-he-moo
TAதமிழ்
குறுகுறு
ku-ru-ku-ru
TLTL
segmento
sehg-men-toh
TRTürkçe
segment
sehg-ment
UKУкраїнська
сегмент
seg-ment
VITiếng Việt
segment
seg-ment