Augment or augmentation may refer to:

Language

Augment (Indo-European) The augment is a prefix used in certain Indo-European languages ( Indo-Iranian, Greek, Armenian and Phrygian) to indicate past time. The augment is of rather late origin in Proto-Indo-European, and in the oldest daughter languages such as Vedic San ...

, a syllable added to the beginning of the word in certain Indo-European languages * Augment (Bantu languages), 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

* Augmentation (obstetrics), the process by which the first and/or second stages of an already established labour is accelerated or potentiated by deliberate and artificial means *

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 tak ...

, the combination of two or more drugs to achieve better treatment results *

Augmented reality Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated content. The content can span multiple sensory Modality (human–computer interaction), modalities, including visual, Hearing, auditory, hap ...

, a live view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are ''augmented'' by computer-generated sensory input *

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 generally ...

, a research field that aims at creating revolutionary human-computer interactions * Augment (Tymshare), a hypertext system derived from Douglas Engelbart's oN-Line System, renamed "Augment" by Tymshare * Augment (app), augmented reality software

Art

* Augmentation (heraldry), heraldic modifications *

Augmentation (music) In Western music and music theory, augmentation (from Late Latin ''augmentare'', to increase) is the lengthening of a note or the widening of an interval. Augmentation is a compositional device where a melody, theme or motif is presented in longe ...

, the musical technique of lengthening or widening of rhythm or interval * ''Augment'' (album), an album by Erra

Mathematics

Augmented matrix In 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 and , where A ...

, in mathematics, a matrix formed by placing two other matrices side-by-side * Augmentation (geometry), a way of enlarging a polyhedron * Augmentation (algebra), a certain algebra homomorphism * Augmentation ideal, in mathematics, an ideal in a group ring

Medicine

Breast augmentation Breast augmentation and augmentation mammoplasty is a cosmetic surgery technique using breast-implants and fat-graft mammoplasty techniques to increase the size, change the shape, and alter the texture of the breasts. Augmentation mammoplasty is ...

, the breast implant and fat-graft mammoplasty procedures for correcting or enhancing breasts *

Synaptic augmentation Augmentation is one of four components of short-term synaptic plasticity that increases the probability of releasing synaptic vesicles during and after repetitive stimulation such that :A(t) = t)/ (0)- 1, when all the other components of enhanc ...

, a form of short term synaptic plasticity

In fiction

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 ''Deus Ex'' is a series of role-playing video games, set during the mid 21st century. Focusing on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technologies in a ...

and Deus Ex: Invisible War'' *''

Prosthetic In medicine, a prosthesis (plural: prostheses; from grc, πρόσθεσις, prósthesis, addition, application, attachment), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trau ...

'' augmentations, a key feature in the computer game '' Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided'' * Augments (''Star Trek''), genetically enhanced humans, in the ''Star Trek'' franchise * Transhumans in David Brin's post-apocalyptic novel ''The Postman''

Other

Human enhancement Human enhancement (HE) can be described as the natural, artificial, or technological alteration of the human body in order to enhance physical or mental capabilities. Technologies Existing technologies Three forms of human enhancement curre ...

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