fragmentation [frag-muh n-tey -shuh n]
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See more synonyms for fragmentation on Thesaurus.com the act or process of fragmenting ; state of being fragmented . the disintegration, collapse, or breakdown of norms of thought, behavior, or social relationship. the pieces of an exploded fragmentation bomb or grenade. Computers the process, or result, of storing a file in non-contiguous sectors on a disk. As files are created, modified, deleted, etc., both the allocation of the files and the remaining free space on the disk become fragmented, slowing down data access speed on the disk. Show More
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cleft Examples from the Web for fragmentation Contemporary Examples of fragmentation Instead, we have irony, allusion, meta commentary, fragmentation , parody, and pastiche.
In this sense the fragmentation of the opposition could also work against Netanyahu.
A related black swan is the fragmentation of the European Union, which would also damage U.S. strategic interests.
So too is the fragmentation of the FSA when it comes to command and control.
Given the fragmentation of Syrian society, disarmament will be a major challenge.
Historical Examples of fragmentation Fragmentation ensues, more social and psychological than economic in nature.
The fragmentation of a hitherto unified market is detrimental.
The second method is only a special process of fragmentation .
The fragmentation bombs were a late development in this class of work.
The great increase in length of these cells is accompanied by the fragmentation of the originally single nucleus.
British Dictionary definitions for fragmentation the act of fragmenting or the state of being fragmented the disintegration of norms regulating behaviour, thought, and social relationships the steel particles of an exploded projectile (modifier) of or relating to a weapon designed to explode into many small pieces, esp as an antipersonnel weapon a fragmentation bomb Show More
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Word Origin and History for fragmentation n. 1881, from fragment + -ation . Fragmentation grenade attested from 1918.
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fragmentation [frăg′mən-tā′ shən]
The scattering of parts of a computer file across different regions of a disk. Fragmentation occurs when the operating system breaks up the file and stores it in locations left vacant by previously deleted files. The more fragmented the file, the slower it is to retrieve, since each piece of the file must be identified and located on the disk. Show More
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