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Transformation may refer to:

In science:

Transformation (cell division), in cell division, converts normal cells into cells that will continue to divide without limit (cancerous cells)
Chemical transformation, in chemistry, shows the conversion of a substrate to a product omitting the reagents or catalysts
Transformation (genetics), the genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the introduction of foreign DNA
Transformational grammar, in linguistics
Transformation (mathematics), in mathematics, as a general term applies to mathematical functions

In fiction:

Metamorphosis and shapeshifting, the change of an entity into another in myth and in fiction
Naked transformation, in anime, a process in which magical girls change from their "normal" to "magical" forms
Transformation (novel), a 2000 novel by Carol Berg
Transformation Stories Archive, a website that archives stories that feature a personal physical transformation

In computing:

Data transformation, process of converting data from a source into a destination format
Model transformation, process of converting a model Ma conforming to metamodel MMa into model Mb conforming to metamodel MMb. If MMa=MMb, then the transformation is endogeneous else it is an exogeneous transformation. Model transformation is usually performed with languages like GReAT, VIATRA, ATL, etc.
Program transformation, process of converting special source code into other detailed structures
Vocabulary-based transformation
XML transformation language, process of transforming an XML document into another one with languages like XSLT, XQuery, STX, FXT, XDuce, HaXml, FleXML, etc.

In other subjects:

Transformation fetish, sexual arousal by descriptions or depictions of people into other beings or objects
Transformation (law), a principle that contributes to a finding of fair use in the United States
Transformation (music), any operation or process that a composer or performer may apply to a musical variable
Transformation (South Africa), in post-apartheid South Africa, the processes by which the previously disenfranchised majority population enter the mainstream of public life
Transformation (warfare), describes the introduction and use of seemingly revolutionary methods of mainly strategic nature to gain a permanent advantage over the enemy