Noun | 1. | segment - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" Synonyms: section |
2. | segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange" | |
Verb | 1. | segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" Synonyms: section |
2. | segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented" |
segment - /seg'ment/ 1. 2. 3. 4. To experience a segmentation fault. Confusingly, the stress is often put on the first syllable, like the noun "segment", rather than the second like mainstream verb "segment". This is because it is actually a noun shorthand that has been verbed. |