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Migration , migratory , or migrate may refer to:
Human migration
Human migration , physical movement by humans from one region to another
International migration , when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum length of time
Natural sciences
Biology
Migration (ecology) , the large-scale movement of species from one environment to another
Plant migration, see
Seed dispersal , the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant
Gene migration, a process in evolution and
population genetics
Cell migration , a process in the development and maintenance of multicellular organisms
Physics and chemistry
Molecular diffusion , in physics
Migration (chemistry) , type of reaction in organic chemistry
Seismic migration , in seismic and ground penetrating radar data processing
Microscopic motion of material caused by an external force, distinct from spontaneous diffusion, including
drift current ,
electrophoresis ,
electromigration ,
thermodiffusion ,
sedimentation , in physical chemistry and materials
Planetary migration , the alteration of the satellite's orbital parameters
Information technology
Migration (virtualization) , the process by which a running virtual machine is moved from one physical host to another
Content migration , the process of moving information to a new system
Data migration , the process of transferring data between storage types, formats, or computer systems
PC migration , the process of transferring the entire user environment between two computer systems
Schema migration , the management of incremental, reversible changes to relational database schemas
Software migration , the conversion, rewriting or porting of a legacy system to a modern computer system
System migration , the tasks involved when moving data and applications from current hardware to new hardware
Arts and media
Music
Other media
Other uses
Piercing migration , in body modification, a process that occurs when a body piercing moves from its initial location
See also
Topics referred to by the same term