segmentation
n. uncountablen. the act of dividing something into smaller, separate parts. In business, it often means grouping customers by their interests or age.
n. the process of dividing a whole into distinct parts or sections. Often refers to the division of a market into subsets of consumers with common needs or characteristics.
Market segmentation helps us target the right customers.
The company used demographic segmentation to focus their advertising on young professionals living in urban areas.
Effective image segmentation allows the software to distinguish between the foreground subject and the background, which is essential for high-quality digital editing and facial recognition technology.
Often used in business and technical contexts; frequently paired with 'market', 'customer', or 'data'.