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Fragmentation meaning in English

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Fragmentation

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Noun

1. atomisation, atomization, fragmentation

separating something into fine particles

2. fragmentation

the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

3. fragmentation

(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

Example Sentences:
'fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file'

4. fragmentation

the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fragmentation

see synonyms of fragmentation
noun
1. 
the act of fragmenting or the state of being fragmented
2. 
the disintegration of norms regulating behaviour, thought, and social relationships
3. 
the steel particles of an exploded projectile
4. (modifier)
of or relating to a weapon designed to explode into many small pieces, esp as an antipersonnel weapon
a fragmentation bomb

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Fragmentation

see synonyms of fragmentation
n.
1. The act or process of breaking into fragments.
2. The scattering of the fragments of an exploding bomb or other projectile.
3. Computers The scattering of parts of a file or files throughout a storage device, as when the operating system breaks up the file and fits it into the spaces left vacant by previously deleted files.

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