Cutssections

Cutssections is a neologism that appears in informal writing and some niche software documentation to describe a workflow or data structure organized by alternating “cuts” and “sections.” There is no standard or broadly accepted definition in major reference works, so meanings vary by context and author.

In film and video editing, cuts are sudden transitions between shots, and sections can refer to grouped portions of a timeline or project. In this domain, cutssections might describe a workflow that partitions a project into sections defined by cut points, or a descriptive label for a sequence of edits and the resulting segments. It is not a mainstream term, but may be used in tutorials or bespoke pipelines to convey the idea of structuring footage through cuts and consecutive sections.

In computer-aided design and technical drawing, a cut (or cutaway) reveals internal features, while a section shows a cross-section of an object. Here cutssections could denote documentation or notation that explicitly pairs cut planes with corresponding section views, emphasizing the relationship between what is cut and what is seen in the section.

In data processing or analysis, the concept can be used to describe segmentation steps that alternate between cutting data into parts and naming or analyzing the resulting sections. As with other uses, this is informal and context-dependent.

See also: cross-section, section, segmentation, cut, timeline, editing workflow. Etymology traces to the combined ideas of making cuts and identifying sections, but the term remains informal and its precise meaning should be inferred from context.