Type and usage of fragmentation from BoostVocab

fragmentation

/,frægmən'teɪʃən/

noun
separating something into fine particles
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Similar:

atomisation atomization

type of:
division
noun
(computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk
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"fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"

type of:
storage
noun
the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships
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type of:
decomposition disintegration
noun
the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
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type of:
detonation blowup explosion

Examples of fragmentation

"fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"

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