fragmentation
[ frag-muh n-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌfræg mənˈteɪ ʃən /
noun
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.
Words nearby fragmentation
fragility test, fragment, fragmental, fragmentary, fragmentate, fragmentation, fragmentation bomb, fragmentation grenade, fragmented, fragmentize, fragmentized
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British Dictionary definitions for fragmentation
fragmentation
/ (ˌfræɡmɛnˈteɪʃən) /
noun
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 weapona fragmentation bomb
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Science definitions for fragmentation
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.
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