# segmented

Pronunciation: US say "SEG-men-tid" /ˈsɛɡmɛntɪd/; UK say "seg-MEN-tid" /sɛɡˈmɛntɪd/

## Adjective

1. Made of or divided into distinct sections joined in a series, each forming a separate part of the whole.
   - Simple: Made of separate parts that join together in a row or chain.
   - _Earthworms have a segmented body, each ring marked by a visible groove._
   - _The software uses a segmented memory model that divides storage into independent blocks._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of segment. — simple past and past participle of segment
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of segment. Use this form when something was divided into parts earlier.
   - _Marketers segmented the audience by age and location before the campaign._
   - _The data had been segmented into manageable batches before analysis began._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/segmented (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).