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⚫ ''']''' is a term used by contemporary geographers to describe an area of land or water that is part of a larger whole.


'''''Region''''' or '''''regional''''' may refer to: '''''Region''''' or '''''Regional''''' may also refer to:
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==Geography== ==Geography==
*], a term used in Australia for populated regions outside of major cities
⚫ '''Region''' is a term used by contemporary geographers to describe an area of land or water that is part of a larger whole. Several types of geographic regions can be found at ].


==Transportation== ==Transportation==
*], an airline based in the United States *], an airline based in the United States
*], any airline that services a limited area, or any of several specific regional airlines, including *], any airline that services a limited area, or any of several specific regional airlines, including
⚫ ** ] (2001–2013), a defunct airline based in France
⚫ ** ] (?–2001), a defunct airline based in France
**], an airline based in Papua New Guinea **], an airline based in Papua New Guinea
**], a defunct airline formerly based in Kenya ** ] (2000–2005), a defunct airline based in Kenya
**], an airline based in the Czech Republic ** ] (est. 1997), an airline based in Tanzania
⚫ **], an airline based in Tanzania
**], an airline based in Australia **], an airline based in Australia
**], an airline based in Canada ** ] (2003–2019), an airline based in Canada
**], a defunct airline based in Australia **], a defunct airline based in Australia
⚫ **], an airline based in France


Regional is also the name of at least two rail lines: Regional is also the name of at least two rail lines:
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==Computer science== ==Computer science==
* ], a convex polytope data structure

* ], a memory management technique in which allocations are organized into ''regions'' and all objects in a region can be deallocated at once * ], a memory management technique in which allocations are organized into ''regions'' and all objects in a region can be deallocated at once
* In ], a region is a data structure used to represent an arbitrary set of pixels (in Apple QuickDraw) or series of shapes (Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface or X Window System) to be drawn on the screen * In ], a region is a data structure used to represent an arbitrary set of pixels (in Apple QuickDraw) or series of shapes (Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface or X Window System) to be drawn on the screen
* In ], a region is a reference to a portion of an audio file * In ], a region is a reference to a portion of an audio file


==Mathematics== ==Mathematics and physics==
*], a non-empty, open, connected set *], a non-empty, open, connected set


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==Politics== ==Politics==
*], a governmental subdivision of a nation
*], a political subdivision within the European Union *], a political subdivision within the European Union


==Fiction== ==Fiction==
*], a small location in Tolkien's Middle-earth fictional universe
* Regional novel, see * Regional novel, see
** ] ** ]
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==Media== ==Media==
*] *]
⚫ *]


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Latest revision as of 22:49, 15 August 2023

Region is a term used by contemporary geographers to describe an area of land or water that is part of a larger whole.

Region or Regional may also refer to:

Geography

  • Regional Australia, a term used in Australia for populated regions outside of major cities

Transportation

Regional is also the name of at least two rail lines:

  • Regional Railways one of the three former passenger sectors of British Rail from 1981 to 1996
  • Regional (Amtrak), a train line that runs between Massachusetts and Virginia

Computer science

  • Region (model checking), a convex polytope data structure
  • Region-based memory management, a memory management technique in which allocations are organized into regions and all objects in a region can be deallocated at once
  • In raster graphics, a region is a data structure used to represent an arbitrary set of pixels (in Apple QuickDraw) or series of shapes (Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface or X Window System) to be drawn on the screen
  • In digital audio editing, a region is a reference to a portion of an audio file

Mathematics and physics

Corporations

Politics

Fiction

Media

Topics referred to by the same term Disambiguation iconThis disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Region.
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