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A named 256m x 256m (65,536 m²) area hosted by a single [[Sim | simulator process (sim)]].  In common usage, the term "simulator" or "sim" may also refer to a region, but in fact a single sim process can host mulitple regions.
 
There are currently two types of regions: ''Normal'' and ''Void'' (also known as ''Openspace'').  There are two normal regions per server host CPU or four void regions per server host CPU.  Void regions support fewer prims and users{{Footnote|1={{slkb|4235|Information about Openspaces (Void Regions)}}|2={{Slkb|4235|Information about Openspaces (Void Regions)|no-link=*}}|handle=cpu}}. A third kind of regions, the so called ''Homestead'', will be available from January 5th 2009.
 
For more information about server hosts, see the [http://blog.secondlife.com/?s=%22class+5%22 Second Life blog].
 
== Effects on Scripting ==
Scripts can detect the current region, and detect region changes, but these factors are normally separate from region coordinates. There is a delay associated with an object moving from one region to another, because the object and its script's states are serialized, sent to the new region, and then deserialized.
 
==Homestead==
'''Homesteads''' are "light-use" regions evolved from the original ''OpenSpace'' simulators, mainly intended for uses which do not require a full simulator's power, yet require the space. Some residents believe the name Homestead was chosen for the purpose as it usually means a large but not huge space used for self-sustainable living.{{Footnote|1={{Wikipedia|Homesteading|Definition retrieved from Wikipedia and several known dictionaries.}}|2=(Definition retrieved from Wikipedia and several known dictionaries)|handle=res-name-theory}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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