- Look up
insertion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Insertion may
refer to:
Insertion (anatomy), the
point of a
tendon or
ligament onto the skeleton...
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Insertion sort is a
simple sorting algorithm that
builds the
final sorted array (or list) one item at a time by comparisons. It is much less efficient...
- In telecommunications,
insertion gain is the gain
resulting from the
insertion of a
device in a
transmission line,
expressed as the
ratio of the signal...
- An
insertion reaction is a
chemical reaction where one
chemical entity (a
molecule or
molecular fragment)
interposes itself into an
existing bond of typically...
- In telecommunications,
insertion loss is the loss of
signal power resulting from the
insertion of a
device in a
transmission line or
optical fiber and...
- Self-
insertion is a
literary device in
which the
author writes themselves into the
story under the
guise of, or from the
perspective of, a
fictional character...
- In genetics, an
insertion (also
called an
insertion mutation) is the
addition of one or more
nucleotide base
pairs into a DNA sequence. This can often...
- In
spaceflight an
orbit insertion is an
orbital maneuver which adjusts a spacecraft’s trajectory,
allowing entry into an
orbit around a planet, moon,...
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Velamentous cord
insertion is a
complication of
pregnancy where the
umbilical cord is
inserted in the
fetal membranes. It is a
major cause of antepartum...
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Insertion element (also
known as an IS, an
insertion sequence element, or an IS element) is a
short DNA
sequence that acts as a
simple transposable element...
