Scaling

Scaling may refer to:

• Scaling (geometry), a linear transformation that enlarges or diminishes objects
• Reduced scales of semiconductor device fabrication processes (the ability of a technology to scale to a smaller process)
• Scalability, a computer's or network's ability to function as the number of users increases.
• Scaling, North Yorkshire, England
• Scaling law, a law that describes the scale invariance found in many natural phenomena
• Image scaling, the resizing of an image
• The scaling of critical exponents in physics, such as Widom scaling, or scaling of the renormalization group
• Scale invariance
• Fouling, i.e., formation of a deposit layer (scale) on a solid surface, e.g., in a boiler; in particular, a kind of micro fouling as crystallization of salts
• Scaling and root planing, in dentistry, the removal of plaque, calculus, and stains
• Scaling along the Z axis, a technique used in computer graphics for a pseudo-3D effect.
• Card-throwing, known in magic circles as scaling.

Scaling may also be used for:

• Climbing
• Multidimensional scaling
• Scale