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
• Plant migration, see Seed dispersal

In science:

• Cell migration, in biology
• Geophysical migration, in geophysics
• 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

Other uses:

• Piercing migration, in body modification, a process that occurs when a body piercing moves from its initial location

[edit] See also

• Diffusion

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