Specialization (disambiguation)
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Specialization or Specialized may refer to:
Logic:
Academia:
Biology:
Computer science:
Industry:
Linguistics:
Mathematics:
Organizations:
Psychology:
Other uses:
Logic:
- Specialization (logic), method of generating propositional knowledge, by applying general knowledge
Academia:
- Academic specializationAcademic specializationIn academia, specialization may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a specialist practices in....
, may be a course of study or major at an academic institution or may refer to the field that a specialist practices in
Biology:
- Cellular differentiationCellular differentiationIn developmental biology, cellular differentiation is the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type. Differentiation occurs numerous times during the development of a multicellular organism as the organism changes from a simple zygote to a complex system of...
, the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type - Specialization (functional)Specialization (functional)Specialization is the separation of tasks within a system. In a multicellular creature, cells are specialized for functions such as bone construction or oxygen transport. In capitalist societies, individual workers specialize for functions such as building construction or gasoline transport...
, the separation of tasks within a system - Specialization of organs
- Specialization of the sexes
- Specialty (medicine)Specialty (medicine)A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
, in medicine is a branch of medical science - Specialisation (biology)
- Multicellular Specialization
Computer science:
- Sub-typing, a way to compartmentalize and reuse code by creating collections of attributes and behaviors called objects which can be based on previously created objects
- Partial template specializationPartial template specializationPartial template specialization is a particular form of class template specialization. Usually used in reference to the C++ programming language, it allows the programmer to specialize only some arguments of a class template, as opposed to explicit specialization, where all the template arguments...
, a particular form of class template specialization - Template specialization, a style of computer programming in which algorithms are written in terms of to-be-specified-later types that are then instantiated when needed for specific types provided as parameters
Industry:
- DepartmentalizationDepartmentalizationDepartmentalization refers to the process of grouping activities into departments.Division of labour creates specialists who need coordination. This coordination is facilitated by grouping specialists together in departments....
, refers to the process of grouping activities into departments - Division of labourDivision of labourDivision of labour is the specialisation of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks and likeroles. Historically an increasingly complex division of labour is closely associated with the growth of total output and trade, the rise of capitalism, and of the complexity of industrialisation...
, the specialization of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks and roles - Flexible Specialization, the name given to the dominant system of economic production, consumption and associated socio-economic phenomena, in most industrialized countries since the late 20th century
- Specialization (functional)Specialization (functional)Specialization is the separation of tasks within a system. In a multicellular creature, cells are specialized for functions such as bone construction or oxygen transport. In capitalist societies, individual workers specialize for functions such as building construction or gasoline transport...
, the separation of tasks within a system
Linguistics:
- Specialization (linguistics)Specialization (linguistics)In linguistics, the term specialization , refers to one of the five principles by which grammaticalization can be detected while it is taking place...
- Specialized EnglishSpecialized EnglishSpecialized English is a controlled version of the English language used for radio broadcasting, easier for non-native speakers of English. It is derived from Voice of America Special English....
, a controlled version of the English language used for radio broadcasting, easier for non-native speakers of English. It is derived from Voice of America (VoA) Special English - Specialization of meaning, a type of semantic changeSemantic changeSemantic change, also known as semantic shift or semantic progression describes the evolution of word usage — usually to the point that the modern meaning is radically different from the original usage. In diachronic linguistics, semantic change is a change in one of the meanings of a word...
Mathematics:
- Specialization (pre)orderSpecialization (pre)orderIn the branch of mathematics known as topology, the specialization preorder is a natural preorder on the set of the points of a topological space. For most spaces that are considered in practice, namely for all those that satisfy the T0 separation axiom, this preorder is even a partial order...
, a natural preorder on the set of the points of a topological space
Organizations:
- Specialised Technical Committees of the African Union
- Specialized Bicycle ComponentsSpecialized Bicycle ComponentsSpecialized Bicycle Components, more commonly known simply as Specialized, is a major American brand of bicycles and related products. It was founded in 1974 by Mike Sinyard and is based in Morgan Hill, California-History:...
, Bicycle manufacturer - Specialized Technology ResourcesSpecialized Technology ResourcesSpecialized Technology Resources ' is an American corporation headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut. STR has two divisions – Solar Cell Encapsulant Manufacturing and Quality Assurance Services for Consumer Products....
, an American corporation headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut. - Specialised Container TransportSpecialised Container TransportSCT Logistics is an interstate transport company in Australia, with facilities in Melbourne, Adelaide, Parkes, and Perth. The company was founded in 1974.- History :...
, transport company in Australia - Specialized Systems ConsultantsSpecialized Systems ConsultantsSpecialized System Consultants , is a private media company that publishes magazines and reference manuals. SSC properties include , , the monthly international print magazine Linux Journal, and the webzine Tux Magazine.-Controversy:...
, a private media company that publishes magazines and reference manuals.
Psychology:
- Cognitive specializationCognitive specializationCognitive specialization is a theory that states that learning certain skills inhibits the ability to learn related but dissimilar skills. Study findings have shown that a person's ability to observe one's own mental processes, as well as that of others, might be an evolutionary trait, not just a...
, refers to the theory that learning certain skills inhibits the ability to learn related but dissimilar skills - Specialization of knowledgeSpecialization of knowledgeA modern development and belief that the progress of knowledge is the result of distinct and independent spheres, and that knowledge in one discipline has little connection with knowledge in another discipline. Thus, "specialists" pursue their work in isolation from one another rather than as...
- Interactive SpecializationInteractive SpecializationInteractive Specialization is a theory of brain development proposed by the British cognitive neuroscientist Mark Johnson, who is head of the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development at Birkbeck, University of London, London....
, a theory of brain development
Other uses:
- Specialized Mobile RadioSpecialized Mobile RadioSpecialized Mobile Radio may be an analog or digital trunked two-way radio system, operated by a service in the VHF, 220, UHF, 700, 800 or 900 MHz bands. Some systems with advanced features are referred to as an Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio, . Specialized Mobile Radio is a term defined...
, analog or digital trunked two-way radio system