migrationnoun/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

• 1

  An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.

• 2

  Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.

  • Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
• 3

  Movement in general.

  • The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.
• 4

  computingengineeringmathematicsInstance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.

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  biochemistrybiologychemistryThe movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.