Filtration
Filtration is a separation process that removes solid particles from a fluid (liquid or gas) by passing it through a porous medium, such as a filter. It is widely used in various industries, including water treatment, chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage production, to purify, clarify, or separate mixtures. The process relies on physical barriers or mechanisms like size exclusion, adsorption, or electrostatic attraction to capture contaminants.
Developers should learn about filtration when working on applications involving data processing, signal filtering, or system design where selective removal or separation of elements is required, such as in data analytics, image processing, or network security. It is essential for implementing algorithms that filter noise, irrelevant data, or malicious inputs to improve accuracy, performance, and reliability in software systems.