Augment
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Augment or augmentation may refer to:
- Augment (linguistics)Augment (linguistics)In linguistics, the augment is a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages, most notably Greek, Armenian, and the Indo-Iranian languages such as Sanskrit, to form the past tenses.-Indo-European languages:...
, a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages
- Augmentation (heraldry), heraldic modifications
- Augmentation (music)Augmentation (music)In Western music and music theory, the word augmentation has three distinct meanings. Augmentation is a compositional device where a melody, theme or motif is presented in longer note-values than were previously used...
, the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval - Augmentation (obstetrics), the process by which the first &/or second stages of an already established labour is accelerated or potentiated by deliberate and artificial means.
- Augmentation (psychiatry)Augmentation (psychiatry)Augmentation is the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results....
, the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results - Augmentation idealAugmentation idealIn algebra, an augmentation ideal is an ideal that can be defined in any group ring. If G is a group and R a commutative ring, there is a ring homomorphism \varepsilon, called the augmentation map, from the group ring...
, in mathematics, an ideal in a group ring - Breast augmentationBreast augmentationBreast augmentation denotes the breast implant and fat-graft mammoplasty procedures for correcting the defects, and for enhancing the size, form, and feel of a woman’s breasts...
- Synaptic augmentation, a form of short term synaptic plasticity
- Augmented cognitionAugmented cognitionAugmented cognition is a research field at the frontier between human-computer interaction, psychology, ergonomics and neuroscience, that aims at creating revolutionary human-computer interactions. For instance, various research projects aim at evaluating in real-time the cognitive state of a user...
- Augmented matrixAugmented matrixIn linear algebra, an augmented matrix is a matrix obtained by appending the columns of two given matrices, usually for the purpose of performing the same elementary row operations on each of the given matrices.Given the matrices A and B, where:A =...
, in mathematics, a matrix formed by placing two other matrices side-by-side - Augmented realityAugmented realityAugmented reality is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is...
- NLS (computer system)NLS (computer system)NLS, or the "oN-Line System", was a revolutionary computer collaboration system designed by Douglas Engelbart and implemented by researchers at the Augmentation Research Center at the Stanford Research Institute during the 1960s...
, a hypertextHypertextHypertext is text displayed on a computer or other electronic device with references to other text that the reader can immediately access, usually by a mouse click or keypress sequence. Apart from running text, hypertext may contain tables, images and other presentational devices. Hypertext is the...
system derived from Douglas Engelbart's oNLine System, renamed "Augment" by Tymshare - Nanotechnological augmentations, a feature in the computer game Deus ExDeus ExDeus Ex is an action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive in 2000, which combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role-playing video games...
- Prosthetic augmentations, a key feature in the computer game Deus Ex Human Revolution
- Genetically enhanced humans, who feature in the Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
franchise.