Migration
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Migration refers to directed, regular, or systematic movement of a group of objects, organisms, or people, including:
In ecology and anthropology:
- Human migration
- Bird migration
- Reverse migration, a phenomenon in bird migration
- Diel vertical migration, a daily migration undertaken by some ocean organisms
- Fish migration
- Insect migration
- Animal migration
- Plant migration, see Seed dispersal
In science:
- Cell migration, in biology
- Molecular diffusion, in physics
- Geophysical migration, in seismic and ground penetrating radar data processing
- Microscopic motion of material caused by an external force, distinct from spontaneous diffusion, including electromigration, electrophoresis, sedimentation, in physical chemistry and materials
- Planetary migration
In computing:
- Data migration, moving information between data storage devices
- Process migration, in computer & application programming
- System migration, moving computer programs from one platform to another
In arts and entertainment:
- "Migrate" (song), a song from Mariah Carey's album E=MC²
- Great Migrations (Greyhawk), a concept in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game
- Migrations, a 2000 photo essay and book by Sebastião Salgado
Other uses:
- Piercing migration, in body modification, a process that occurs when a body piercing moves from its initial location
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