Noun

(en noun)

section

zone (designated area).

(geometry) part of a circle, extending to the center

(computing) fixed-sized unit (traditionally 512 bytes) of sequential data stored on a track of a digital medium (compare to block)

(military) an area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates, and for which it is responsible

(military) one of the subdivisions of a coastal frontier

(science fiction) a fictional region of space designated for navigational or governance purposes; for instance, ,

(calculation) an instrument consisting of two rulers of equal length joined by a hinge ^W

a field of economic activity

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Noun

(wikipedia institution) (en noun)

An established organisation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, culture or the care of the destitute, poor etc.

The building which houses such an organisation.

A custom or practice of a society or community, marriage for example.

(informal) A person long established with a certain place or position.

The act of instituting.

(obsolete) That which institutes or instructs; a textbook or system of elements or rules.

There is another manuscript, of above three hundred years old, being an institution of physic. — Evelyn.