[yocto] how to use SECTION in .bb file

[Liu]

Dear all,
    I want to add some packages to poky,then I faced a question :
 In a recipe there is "SECTION" variable,it is explaned where package should be put .But I do not understand what it really means.Can anyone tell me about this ?
 Best wishes !
 ---------Liu
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