Next Generation
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Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to:
In technology:
- AMD Next Generation Microarchitecture, AMD products
- Next Generation Internet, U.S. Government project which is intended to drastically increase the speed of the Internet
- Next Generation Networking, emerging computer network architectures and technologies
- Next-generation lithography, lithography technology slated to replace photolithography beyond the 32 nm node
- Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, software architecture designed by Microsoft
In television:
- Star Trek: The Next Generation, science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry
- Degrassi: The Next Generation, Canadian television series
- Roots: The Next Generations, miniseries and a sequel to the phenomenonally popular miniseries Roots
In other fields:
- Next Generation Magazine, video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company
- Next Generation poets (2004), list of young and middle-aged figures from British poetry
- The Next Generation Chronicles, website created based around characters from Marvel and DC comics
As a buzzword:
The phrase Next Generation is cited as a frequently-used buzzword, in which case its meaning is intentionally vague, but carries a connotation of newness or modernness. See buzzword for an explanation of this usage.