fragmentation

n. breaking up; crushing; division into segments; partitioning; shattering into pieces; condition in which a file is scattered in segments on the surface of a hard drive (Computers)

Fragmentation may refer to:Fragmentation (biology), a form of asexual reproductionFragmentation (computer) a phenomenon of computer storageFragmentation (economics), a process of globalisationFragmentation (music), a compositional techniqueFragmentation (sociology), in urban sociologyFragmentation (weaponry), a feature of explosive weaponryHabitat fragmentationIP fragmentation, a process in computer networkingIn waste management, the breaking up waste materials; see Waste management
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Noun
1. separating something into fine particles
(synonym) atomization, atomisation
(hypernym) division
(derivation) break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
2. the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
(hypernym) decomposition, disintegration
(derivation) break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
3. (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk; "fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"
(hypernym) storage
(derivation) break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
(classification) computer science, computing
4. the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
(hypernym) explosion, detonation, blowup
(derivation) break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise

n. fragmentation, division, splitting