According to the context in which it is used, the term section will refer various questions.
Separation of a solid body through a sharp element
The separation that is made of a solid body with a cutting element or instrument is called section. "They had to make a section on the branch to take a sample."
Parts into which a whole is divided
On the other hand, it will be called section a each of the parts into which a whole or a group of people is divided. "Laura works since she joined the company in the delivery section to the public."
To the drawing of the profile or the figure that results from cutting a piece of land, a building along a plane, is called a section; "In the highest section the pipes are arranged."
Use in geometry
While, at the behest of geometry, section is called the figure that comes from the intersection of a surface or a solid with another surface. There are two types of sections, the longitudinal section, the cut plane is parallel to the main axis of the solid and the cross section, the plane is perpendicular to the solid axis. The function of the section in this sense is to provide information on all those elements that appear hidden in the plans and elevations, for this condition it is that they turn out to be very useful in the graphic representations of architectural or engineering elements, it is common that they form part of the plans of any technical project.
Likewise, in this context, the conical section, as it is called any of the curves, circles, ellipses, hyperbolas, and parabolas that result from cutting the surface of a circular cone along a plane.
Military unit
Secondly, in the military field , a section is that small, homogeneous unit that is part of a military company or squad. Generally, it is usually made up of two or more platoons, approximately 50 members and commanded by an officer, who can be an ensign, second lieutenant or lieutenant; meanwhile, two or more sections make up the military company.
Union section
It is known as union section to the group of workers of a center or of an entire company, who are members of the same union. It is the basic organizational unit of the union. Among the main tasks that a union section is in charge of are the following: keeping its members up to date with all those steps that are carried out before the employer with the aim of solving conflicts, knowing the general state of the company, among others.
The organic law of freedom of association precisely regulates that the workers of a company that are members of a union can freely organize a union section of the same. Meanwhile, the company must provide them with the guarantees of being able to do so as long as the freedoms and rights of all are respected.
Large companies with more than 200 employees usually have a space within the same in which the activities inherent to the union are carried out.
The union section may intervene in collective bargaining, raise individual conflicts or that concern all workers and of course the right to strike to express their disagreement with any resolution or to demand any violated right, among other alternatives that lead to these Actions.
The strike consists of a collective action carried out by almost all the workers of a company or organization and characterized by paralyzing the activity, totally or partially, as a way of exerting pressure on employers against a claim, for example increase in salaries, revision of some dismissal, among others.
Use in the media
And in another context in which the word section is common is in the mass media, radio, TV, newspaper, magazines, where it is used to designate that segment, in the case of radio or TV, or space , in magazines or newspapers, which are intended to address a particular topic, for example, politics, economy, sports, fashion, society, police, among the most common.
In the aforementioned sections, a journalist or columnist, as it is often called, will also deal with a particular area and will offer all the current news that deals with it. Thus, for example on the radio, the economics columnist will provide an analysis of the progress of the economy, will discuss some important measures that have been taken in the area and will also address the prevailing problems in this regard.
