Insertion may refer to: *

Insertion (anatomy) Anatomical terminology is used to uniquely describe aspects of skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle such as their actions, structure, size, and location. Types There are three types of muscle tissue in the body: skeletal, smooth, ...

, the point of a tendon or ligament onto the skeleton or other part of the body *

Insertion (genetics) 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 happen in microsatellite regions due to the DNA polymerase slipping. Insertions can be anyw ...

, the addition of DNA into a genetic sequence *Insertion, several meanings in medicine, see

ICD-10-PCS The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is an international system of medical classification used for procedural codes, procedural coding. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient ...

Insertion loss 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 is usually expressed in decibels (dB). If the power transmitted to the load before insertion ...

, in electronics *

Insertion reaction An insertion reaction is a chemical reaction where one chemical entity (a molecule or molecular fragment) interposes itself into an existing bond of typically a second chemical entity ''e.g.'': : + \longrightarrow The term only refers to the ...

, a chemical reaction in which one chemical entity interposes itself into an existing bond of a second chemical entity (''e.g.'': A + B–C → B–A–C) *

Insertion sort 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 on large lists than more advanced algorithms such as quicksort, heapsort, or merge sort. Howev ...

, a simple computer algorithm for sorting arrays *

Local insertion In broadcasting, local insertion (known in the United Kingdom as an opt-out) is the act or capability of a broadcast television station, radio station or cable system to insert or replace part of a network feed with content unique to the local sta ...

, in broadcasting

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