Ruptura

n. rupture, break, burst; breach, split

n. blowout, burst; break, fracture; disruption, severance; rupture, snap

arable land.

tear
rent
rip
slit
(gaură) = hole
(crăpătură) = rift
(spărtură) = break
(breşă) = breach
fig. breaking off
discontinuance
breach
(zdreanţă) = rag

= disruption, dislocation, discontinuity, shift away from, breakup [break-up], severance, break, breach.
Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.
Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.
Ex: New strategies have to be invented by libraries to cope with a period of transition and discontinuity.
Ex: This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.
Ex: This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.
Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.
Ex: In terms of the reference process a break in the chain has occurred between the information need and the initial question.
Ex: The key is through controls, which must be built in so that breaches are detected.
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* ruptura con el pasado = break with the past, break from the past.
* ruptura de lazos = severing of ties, breaking of ties.