Specialization

Specialization or Specialized may refer to:

Logic
  • Specialization (logic), method of generating propositional knowledge, by applying general knowledge
Academia
  • Academic specialization, 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 differentiation, the process by which a less specialized cell becomes a more specialized cell type
  • Specialization (functional), the separation of tasks within a system
  • Specialization of organs
  • Specialization of the sexes
  • Specialty (medicine), a branch of medical science
  • Generalist and specialist species, in biology and ecology
  • Specialization in multicellular organisms
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 specialization, 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
  • Departmentalization, refers to the process of grouping activities into departments
  • Division of labour, 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), the separation of tasks within a system
Linguistics
  • Specialization (linguistics)
  • Specialized 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 change
Mathematics
  • Specialization (pre)order, a natural preorder on the set of the points of a topological space
Organizations
  • Specialised Technical Committees of the African Union
  • Specialized Bicycle Components, Bicycle manufacturer
  • Specialized Technology Resources, an American corporation headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut.
  • Specialised Container Transport, transport company in Australia
  • Specialized Systems Consultants, a private media company that publishes magazines and reference manuals.
Psychology
  • Cognitive specialization, refers to the theory that learning certain skills inhibits the ability to learn related but dissimilar skills
  • Specialization of knowledge
  • Interactive Specialization, a theory of brain development
Other uses
  • Specialized Mobile Radio, analog or digital trunked two-way radio system