insertion meaning

Noun: insertion  in'surshun

1. A message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
   "with many insertions in the margins"
   - interpolation 
2. The act of putting one thing into another
   - introduction, intromission

Derived forms: insertions

See also: insert

Type of: content, message, movement, subject matter, substance

Encyclopedia: Insertion

[Medicine]
n
1 : the part of a muscle by which it is attached to the part to be moved —compare ORIGIN 2
2 : the mode or place of attachment of an organ or part
3
a : a section of genetic material inserted into an existing gene sequence
b : the mutational process producing a genetic insertion — in·ser·tion·al adj

[Computer]
<algorithm> A sorting algorithm that inserts each item in the proper place into an initially empty list by comparing it with each item in the list until it finds the new element's successor or the end of the list.

Compare bubble sort.

Examples

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1. there are three short insertions in the maize 23s gene.
2. he had simply slipped on a long nightgown with an insertion front.
3. the insertion of these genealogies is the more peculiar and unreasonable.
4. the method of measurement is the same for oral or nasal insertion.
5. sometimes the insertion of one word can change the meaning of a whole sentence.