Segregation may refer to:
Separation of people Geographical segregation, rates of two or more populations which are not homogenous throughout a defined space School segregation Housing segregation Racial segregation, separation of humans into racial groups in daily life Racial segregation in the United States Religious segregation, the separation of people according to their religion Residential segregation, the physical separation of two or more groups into different neighbourhoods Sex segregation, the physical, legal, and cultural separation of people according to their biological sex Occupational segregation, the distribution of people based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender, both across and within occupations and jobs Age segregation, separation of people based on their age and may be observed in many aspects of some societies Health segregation - see quarantine and isolation (health care). Segregation of the general public according to compliance with mandated measures issued by public health authorities, as per the global response to COVID-19 during 2020-2022. Segregation of inmates in prisons - see protective custody and solitary confinement.
Separation of objects Segregation in materials, enrichment of a material constituent at a free surface or an internal interface of a material Particle segregation, tendency of particulate solids to segregate by size, density, shape, and other properties Magnetic-activated cell sorting, a method for separation of various cell populations depending on their surface antigens
Other uses Segregate (taxonomy), created when a taxon is split off from another taxon Segregated early weaning, early separation of piglet and mother in pig farming Chromosome segregation, the process that occurs during cell division whereby chromosomes separate and migrate to opposite ends of the cell Mendel's law of segregation, observation in Mendelian inheritance that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring Security segregation, regulatory rules requiring that customer assets be held separate from assets of a brokerage firm, on the broker's books Segregated cycle facilities, marked lanes, tracks, shoulders and paths designated for use by bicyclists Trail segregation, the practice of designating certain trails as having a specific preferred or exclusive use
See also
Segment (disambiguation) Separate (disambiguation)