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Definition of Fragmentation

1. Noun. Separating something into fine particles.

2. Noun. The disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships.

3. Noun. (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"

4. Noun. The scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes.

Definition of Fragmentation

1. Noun. The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration. ¹

2. Noun. The process by which fragments of an exploding bomb scatter. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) The breaking up and dispersal of a file into non-contiguous areas of a disk. ¹

4. Noun. (computing) The breaking up of a data packet when larger than the transmission unit of a network. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fragmentation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fragmentation

1. The breaking of an entity into smaller parts. Synonym: spallation. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fragmentation

fragment reaction fragment shader fragment shaders fragmentable fragmentak fragmental fragmentally fragmentals fragmentarily fragmentariness

fragmentary fragmentate fragmentated fragmentates fragmentating fragmentation (current term) fragmentation bomb fragmentation grenade fragmentation grenades fragmentation myocarditis

fragmentation of habitat fragmentation of the myocardium fragmentations fragmented fragmentedly fragmenting fragmentise fragmentist fragmentists fragmentize

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