Augment or augmentation may refer to:
Language
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Augment (Indo-European), a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages
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Augment (Bantu languages) The augment, also called the pre-prefix or just initial vowel, is a morpheme that is prefixed to the noun class prefix of nouns in certain Bantu languages.
Shape
The augment originates in the Proto-Bantu pronominal prefix, which is usually ident ...
, a morpheme that is prefixed to the noun class prefix of nouns in certain Bantu languages
*Augment, a name sometimes given to the verbal ''ō-'' prefix in
Nahuatl grammar
Technology
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Augmentation (obstetrics)
Childbirth, also known as labour and delivery, is the ending of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. In 2019, there were about 140.11 million births globally ...
, the process by which the first and/or second stages of an already established labour is accelerated or potentiated by deliberate and artificial means
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Augmentation (pharmacology)
Augmentation, in the context of the pharmacological management of psychiatry, refers to the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results. Examples include:
*Prescribing an atypical antipsychotic when someone is already taki ...
, the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results
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Augmented reality
Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated content. The content can span multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory and olfactory. AR can be de ...
, a live view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are ''augmented'' by computer-generated sensory input
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Augmented cognition
Augmented cognition is an interdisciplinary area of psychology and engineering, attracting researchers from the more traditional fields of human-computer interaction, psychology, ergonomics and neuroscience. Augmented cognition research genera ...
, a research field that aims at creating revolutionary human-computer interactions
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Augment (Tymshare)
NLS, or the "oN-Line System", was a revolutionary computer collaboration system developed in the 1960s. Designed by Douglas Engelbart and implemented by researchers at the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at the Stanford Research Institute (S ...
, a hypertext system derived from Douglas Engelbart's oN-Line System, renamed "Augment" by Tymshare
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Augment (app)
Augment is an augmented reality SaaS platform that allows users to visualize their products in 3D in real environment and in real-time through tablets or smartphones. The software can be used for retail, e-commerce, architecture, and other purpose ...
, augmented reality software
Art
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Augmentation (heraldry), heraldic modifications
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Augmentation (music), the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval
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''Augment'' (album), an album by Erra
Mathematics
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Augmented matrix, in mathematics, a matrix formed by placing two other matrices side-by-side
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Augmentation (geometry), a way of enlarging a polyhedron
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Augmentation (algebra), a certain algebra homomorphism
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Augmentation ideal, in mathematics, an ideal in a group ring
Medicine
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Breast augmentation, the breast implant and fat-graft mammoplasty procedures for correcting or enhancing breasts
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Synaptic augmentation, a form of short term synaptic plasticity
In fiction
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Nanobiotechnology
Nanobiotechnology, bionanotechnology, and nanobiology are terms that refer to the intersection of nanotechnology and biology. Given that the subject is one that has only emerged very recently, bionanotechnology and nanobiotechnology serve as blan ...
augmentations, a feature in the computer game ''
Deus Ex and
Deus Ex: Invisible War''
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Prosthetic'' augmentations, a key feature in the computer game ''
Deus Ex: Human Revolution and
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided''
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Augments (''Star Trek''), genetically enhanced humans, in the ''Star Trek'' franchise
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Transhuman
Transhuman, or trans-human, is the concept of an intermediary form between human and posthuman. In other words, a transhuman is a being that resembles a human in most respects but who has powers and abilities beyond those of standard humans. Th ...
s in David Brin's post-apocalyptic novel ''The Postman''
Other
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Human enhancement
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